Property from the Collection of Geoffrey M. and Carol D. Chinn
An illustration from Prince Khurram's Album: A portrait of the nobleman Sharif Khan, the reverse with calligraphy signed by Khurram (later known as Shah Jahan), India, Mughal, circa 1610
Auction Closed
April 24, 03:45 PM GMT
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
gouache heightened with gold on paper, cream border with gold scrolling floral vine, lower border with identification inscription in black nasta'liq script shabih sharif khan ('portrait of Sharif Khan'), blue-green margins with gold decoration comprising birds amidst foliage, upper margin inscribed with 'No. 2' in black ink, the reverse with two Persian verses in black nasta'liq signed by Khurram, on reserved blue ground, on an illuminated panel, blue green border with gold floral vine, margins trimmed
painting: 17.6 by 9.5cm.
leaf: 25.6 by 15.3cm.
Sotheby's London, 15 June 1959, lot 118 (no.4)
Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962), New York
Sotheby's London, Important Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures - The Property of The Hagop Kevorkian Fund, 21 April 1980, lot 108
Colnaghi, London, 1980
Acquired from the above, thence by descent
Sharif Khan was a Grand Vizier of the Mughal Empire from 1605 to 1611 during the reign of Emperor Jahangir. He was the son of the well-known artist ‘Abd al-Samad, who was born in Iran and subsequently worked in the Mughal imperial atelier under the Emperors Humayun and Akbar. A painting depicting two fighting camels, dated to circa 1590, by ‘Abd Al-Samad includes an inscription that dedicates the work to his ‘wise, witty and astute son Sharif Khan’. The work in is in a private collection and was on loan to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (SL.17.2011.16.1).
For three additional folios from this album in the present sale, see lots 101, 103, 104.
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