Illustration from the Razmnameh

MUGHAL INDIA, 1616

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Illustration from the Razmnameh
Mughal India, 1616
Gouache heightened with gold on paper, a king seated on an elaborate gold throne under an awning, four princes before him and courtiers standing around nearby, tents in the background, the lower corner text area now covered with parts of two miniatures from the same manuscript depicting an elephant and two mounted warriors, mounted on card with blue and buff and gold margins, slight wear
Miniature 13 x 8½in. (33 x 21.5cm.)

Provenance

Hagop Kervorkian, sold Sotheby's London, 23 April 1979, lot 105

Lot Essay

This miniature comes from the 1616 Razmnameh, a Persian translation of the Hindu epic the Mahabharata, which was originally commissioned by Akbar in 1582. The patron for whom the manuscript was prepared was Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i Khanan, a minister and commander under Akbar.
Many of the miniatures are signed by the artist Fazl.

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