The Hand
What the empire had never seen, Mansur saw first
A dodo, a turkey, a mourned falcon, and a hundred flowers of Kashmir.
The Hand
Bichitr painted himself into his emperor's dream
The boldest signature in the tradition is a self-portrait.
The Folio
The tree that grows heads instead of fruit
Every blossom opens into a face — and nothing else is strange.
On the Wall
What size should the painting be?
Three rules, a to-scale diagram against an 84-inch sofa, and the one mistake to avoid: buying the size that looks right on a phone screen. The practical guide to hanging restored art.
On the Wall
Hanging a painting when you don't know whose hand it is
“Hand unknown” is the invitation.
