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Lamb licking a lion’s nose. Detail from a portrait of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan by Bichitr, c.1630 in @chesterbeatty.bsky.social Lecture by @rkkinra.bsky.social at V&A used this pic to show importance of “suhl-i kul” (peace with all) in successive Mughal courts. To see the entire painting… 1/2