Farrukh Chela

Farrukh Chela doodled in the margins of books for a living, sketching little dramas between animals and humans that made people laugh or pause. His The Greedy Dog from a 1587 manuscript shows a scrawny mutt with a stolen scrap of meat, its reflection in the water tricking it into dropping the prize, like a visual prank you’d find in a children’s book today. Spot this artist’s work next to the Anwar-i Suhayli tales; the page feels like a tiny stage where every line counts.