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  2. Gouache - Wikipedia

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    Gouache (/ ɡ u ˈ ɑː ʃ, ɡ w ɑː ʃ /; French:), body color, [a] or opaque watercolor is a water-medium paint consisting of natural pigment, water, a binding agent (usually gum arabic or dextrin), [1] and sometimes additional inert material. Gouache is designed to be opaque. Gouache has a long history, having been used for at least twelve ...

  3. The House of Bijapur - Wikipedia

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    While directly inspired from Mughal art, the artists have deliberately incorporated traditional elements of the Bijapur school in the painting. This is seen in the choice of the color palette, rich in lavender-pink, and distinctive shades of green, deep orange, and gold. The mountains in the background are of Safavid inspiration. The shifts in ...

  4. Sultanate of Golconda - Wikipedia

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    [13] [14] The official and court language of the Golconda sultanate during the first 90 years of its existence (c. 1518 – 1600) was also Persian. In the early 17th century, however, the Telugu language was elevated to the status of the Persian language, while towards the end of the Qut Shahis' rule, it was the primary court language with ...

  5. Jami' al-tawarikh - Wikipedia

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    The lavish illustrations and calligraphy required the efforts of hundreds of scribes and artists, with the intent that two new copies (one in Persian, and one in Arabic) would be created each year and distributed to schools and cities around the Ilkhanate, in the Middle East, Central Asia, Anatolia, and the Indian subcontinent. Approximately 20 ...

  6. Company style - Wikipedia

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    Group of Courtesans, Sikh Empire 1800–1825, 26 cm × 31.2 cm (10.2 in × 12.3 in) opaque watercolour and gold on paper. Company style, also known as Company painting [1] (Hindi: kampani kalam) is a term for a hybrid Indo-European style of paintings made in British India by Indian artists, many of whom worked for European patrons in the East India Company or other foreign Companies in the ...

  7. Timurid art - Wikipedia

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    A painting called "Wine Drinking in a Spring Garden", ca. 1430, gold and opaque watercolor on undyed silk. A page from " Laila and Majnun at School ", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami , Calligrapher: Ja'far Baisunghuri, Author: Nizami Ganjavi ; 1431-1432, watercolor, ink, gold leaf on paper.

  8. Lyari Town - Wikipedia

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    Lyari Town (Sindhi: لیاري ٽائون, Urdu: لیاری ٹاؤن ) is named after the historic locality of Lyari. [1] [2] [3] Lyari Town was the smallest borough (called "town" in Karachi) by area, but also the most densely populated. [4]

  9. Renala Khurd - Wikipedia

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    Renala Khurd (Punjabi, Urdu: رِينالہ خُورد) is a city in the Okara District in the east Punjab (Pakistan).It serves as the administrative headquarters of Renala Khurd Tehsil and sits at an elevation of approximately 570 feet (170 m) above sea level.