The Mughal Workshop The air in the imperial karkhana is thick with the scent of mineral pigments and animal-hair brushes. Within the structured hierarchy of the Mughal court, Kanha operates as a miniaturist, a specialist in the delicate, high-stakes world of manuscript illumination. This is an era of intense artistic synthesis, where the rigid traditions of Persian art collide with the fluid sensibilities of Indian styles and the emerging influences of European perspective. Kanha works during a period of immense political and cultural transformation, contributing to the visual record of an em…