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The Enigmatic Image:
Curious Subjects in Indian Art

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Fig. 20.
Basawan (active c. 1565-1600)
Woman on the Head of a Monster
India, Mughal Empire, c. 1590
Ink drawing with color highlights on paper
5 x 2 ¾ in. (12.8 x 6.9 cm)

Musée des Arts Asiatiques-Guimet, Paris, France, No. 3619 Gd
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, AC1994.142.1.
Photo © RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY, by Thierry Ollivier