Kanha

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Kanha (b. n.d.; d. c. 1590) was a miniature painter in the court of Mughal emperor Akbar and worked from c. 1580 until the 1590s. He is known for his animal studies, which influenced the works of the artists Miskin and Mansur. He illustrated one folio in the Darabnama (1580–85), the Razmnama (1582–86) and was the colourist for Basawan and Daswanth.

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Kanha%newline%Kanha (b. n.d.; d. c. 1590) was a miniature painter in the court of Mughal emperor Akbar and worked from c. 1580 until the 1590s. He is known for his animal studies, which influenced the works of the artists Miskin and Mansur. He illustrated one folio in the Darabnama (1580–85), the Razmnama (1582–86) and was the colourist for Basawan and Daswanth.

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Kanha”. Accessed December 17, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/kanha/
MLA	“Kanha.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/kanha/. Accessed 17, December, 2024.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Kanha. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/kanha/. (Accessed: 17, December, 2024)