Leaf from the Hmazanameh,

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Leaf from the Hmazanameh,
gouache on cloth, backed on card, showing a battle scene in a rocky landscape with a mounted warrior fighting an unhorsed one in the foreground while two further mounted warriors approach each other behind, (creasing and damages especially to mid-line, extensive repainting), Mughal India, circa 1570 - 68.5 x 51cm.
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The Hamzanameh is considered to be the first true Mughal manuscript. It was commissioned by the emperor Akbar in 1562 using artists he had brought from the Persian court ateliers and took some 20 years to finish. It originally comprised approximately 1400 paintings, about 10 of which now survive.

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