A prince saluted by a courtier
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, NEW YORK
A prince saluted by a courtier

INDIA, SUB-IMPERIAL MUGHAL, CIRCA 1600

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A prince saluted by a courtier
India, sub-imperial Mughal, circa 1600
Seated on an ornate throne over a floral blue carpet beneath a tree with multicolored leaves and a chauri bearer at his side, giving audience to a visitor wearing pink and bearing a gift, a partial inscription in lower right and a stamp in the purple platform in lower left
Opaque pigments and gold on wasli
6½ x 4 7/8 in. (16.5 x 12.3 cm.)
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Kindly note this work was acquired from Sotheby's London on 27 March 1973, lot 12.

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Hugo Weihe
Hugo Weihe

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Gift-giving was a significant etiquette of Islamic society and was widely practiced during the Mughal period. The emperors often commissioned works of art as gifts and presented them to other political contemporaries to invite alliance. In the imperial court gifts were presented to the Emperor as a means to curry favor. Even those from the lower echelons were required to present gifts to the emperor, however simple, as an expression of loyalty, as depicted in this example. Also seen is the chinar tree, a bequest of the Mughal emperors and believed to have been imported from Persia. They feature prominently from the art of the Mughal period. The motif is adapted not only in art and architecture but also seen in the opulent jewels, metalwork and rich embroideries, their reminiscence carried to the present times. The various colors of this autumn tree made for a symbolic and pleasing element.