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拍品專文
Zafar Jang was foster-brother (kukultash) to the Emperor Aurangzeb (r. 1658-1707) and a prominent Mughal general who served in the Deccan. He gained great favour for his successful campaign against the Maratha leader Shivaji was appointed subadar (governor) of the Deccan, Allahabad and Punjab. He was awarded the title Khan Jahan Bahadur in 1675 so this portrait must have been painted after that time. He is shown here rather formally in posthumous conversation with his father Mir Abu al-Ma'ali. Portraits of Zafar Jang are very rare but an equestrian portrait, also by Hunhar, from the Johnstone Album is in the British Library (Losty and Roy, Mughal India: Art, Culture and Empire, London, 2012, pp. 156-158).
The artist Hunhar was active from the late 1640s until around 1690. He was an accomplished court artist seemingly specialising in portraits. His style exhibits many of the tendencies of earlier masters including Bichitr and Govardhan (John Seyller, Mughal and Deccani Paintings, Zurich, 2010, p. 63). A painting of a Sufi gathering by Hunhar was sold at Sotheby's, 30 April 2025, lot 566.
The artist Hunhar was active from the late 1640s until around 1690. He was an accomplished court artist seemingly specialising in portraits. His style exhibits many of the tendencies of earlier masters including Bichitr and Govardhan (John Seyller, Mughal and Deccani Paintings, Zurich, 2010, p. 63). A painting of a Sufi gathering by Hunhar was sold at Sotheby's, 30 April 2025, lot 566.