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An illustration from the Razmnama: the King Yudhishthira with Pandavas and ministers seated in discussion, attributed to Ibrahim Kahar, Mughal, c. 1598
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An illustration from the Razmnama: the King Yudhishthira with Pandavas and ministers seated in discussion, attributed to Ibrahim Kahar, Mughal, c. 1598
gouache with gold on paper, margin rules in colours and gold, nasta'liq inscription in lower margin, reverse with 27 lines of naskhi script, framed
miniature 24 by 14 cm.
Provenance:
Sold in these rooms, 2nd July 1984, lot 103.
Listed:
Seyller 1985, no.91
This miniature is from a dispersed copy of the Razmnama, a Persian translation of the Hindu epic the Mahabarata. The illustrations to this manuscript were executed by important artists working during the reign of Akbar and each miniature bears contemporary attributions in nasta'liq script written by Akbar's court scribes. Ibrahim Kahar, to whom this illustration has been attributed, was one of the many distinguished artists at Akbar's court. He also worked on the Darabnama, now in the British Museum, and the Baburnama in the National Museum, New Delhi.
The complete manuscript of this copy of the Razmnama, originally from the collection of Gerald Reitlinger, was sold in these rooms 24th & 25th October 1921, lot 231. The last part of the manuscript, containing twenty-four miniatures, is now in the British Museum (Or. 12076) and is dated A.H.1007/A.D.1598.
Many of the other miniatures are now in private and public collections including the Chester Beatty Library, the India Office Library, the Free Library of Philadelphia and the Keir Collection, Ham. Leaves have been sold in these rooms 15th October 1984, lot 15 and in our New York rooms, 21st September 1985, lot 373, 4th June 1994, lot 136, and 23rd March 2000, lot 191.
The artist Ibrahim Kahhar was one of the Mughal court artists during two decades of Akbar's reign. He seems to have entered the royal atelier around 1580 and worked until 1600. For a discussion of his career see Leach 1998, vol.II, p.1105.
gouache with gold on paper, margin rules in colours and gold, nasta'liq inscription in lower margin, reverse with 27 lines of naskhi script, framed
miniature 24 by 14 cm.
Provenance:
Sold in these rooms, 2nd July 1984, lot 103.
Listed:
Seyller 1985, no.91
This miniature is from a dispersed copy of the Razmnama, a Persian translation of the Hindu epic the Mahabarata. The illustrations to this manuscript were executed by important artists working during the reign of Akbar and each miniature bears contemporary attributions in nasta'liq script written by Akbar's court scribes. Ibrahim Kahar, to whom this illustration has been attributed, was one of the many distinguished artists at Akbar's court. He also worked on the Darabnama, now in the British Museum, and the Baburnama in the National Museum, New Delhi.
The complete manuscript of this copy of the Razmnama, originally from the collection of Gerald Reitlinger, was sold in these rooms 24th & 25th October 1921, lot 231. The last part of the manuscript, containing twenty-four miniatures, is now in the British Museum (Or. 12076) and is dated A.H.1007/A.D.1598.
Many of the other miniatures are now in private and public collections including the Chester Beatty Library, the India Office Library, the Free Library of Philadelphia and the Keir Collection, Ham. Leaves have been sold in these rooms 15th October 1984, lot 15 and in our New York rooms, 21st September 1985, lot 373, 4th June 1994, lot 136, and 23rd March 2000, lot 191.
The artist Ibrahim Kahhar was one of the Mughal court artists during two decades of Akbar's reign. He seems to have entered the royal atelier around 1580 and worked until 1600. For a discussion of his career see Leach 1998, vol.II, p.1105.