[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Painting # Painting The emperor Shah Jahan is depicted standing facing left holding a fly whisk. Two birds of paradise swoop above his head. The painting is signed by the court artist Balchand, and ascribed to him in black in the narrow border below the emperor's feet. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1625–1634 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-112-1921](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-112-1921) · Pramāṇa