Sacred Art & Iconography

Duryodhana and Salya, Folio from a Razmnama (Victoria and Albert Museum, CIRC.243-1922)

Folio from an illustrated manuscript, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, ca. 1598, Victoria and Albert Museum CIRC.243-1922

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Divinity Atlas. "Duryodhana and Salya, Folio from a Razmnama (Victoria and Albert Museum, CIRC.243-1922)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sacred-art-iconography/duryodhana-salya-vam-circ-243-1922.

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Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). Duryodhana and Salya, Folio from a Razmnama (Victoria and Albert Museum, CIRC.243-1922). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sacred-art-iconography/duryodhana-salya-vam-circ-243-1922

BibTeX

@misc{divinityatlas-duryodhana-and-salya-folio-from-a-razmna,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Duryodhana and Salya, Folio from a Razmnama (Victoria and Albert Museum, CIRC.243-1922)},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sacred-art-iconography/duryodhana-salya-vam-circ-243-1922},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

A folio from an illustrated Razmnama manuscript, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, ca. 1598, by the artist Kamal, commissioned under the Emperor Akbar, showing Duryodhana and Salya seated together on a gold throne with courtiers. Held today by the Victoria and Albert Museum under museum number CIRC.243-1922, South and South East Asia Collection.

Facts

Origins

Attributed To

The artist Kamal, working under the patronage of the Mughal emperor Akbar, for whom the Razmnama manuscript this folio belongs to was commissioned. 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Akbar

This source names Akbar directly: "1598, by the artist Kamal, commissioned under the Emperor Akbar, showing Duryodhana and Salya seated together on a gold throne with courtiers."

Source Duryodhana and Salya, museum number CIRC.243-1922 (Victoria and Albert Museum)