Painting
ca. 1562 - ca. 1577 (made)
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Painting, opaque watercolour on cloth, fragment of an illustration to the epic romance the Hamzanama., depicting male figures in an interior.
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on cloth |
Brief description | Painting, two unidentified fragments from the Hamzanama, opaque watercolour on cloth, Mughal, 1562-1577 |
Physical description | Painting, opaque watercolour on cloth, fragment of an illustration to the epic romance the Hamzanama., depicting male figures in an interior. |
Dimensions | 05/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape |
Content description | Fragment of an illustration to the epic romance of the Hamzanama. |
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Credit line | Given by Sir Leigh Ashton |
Object history | Fragment of an illustration to the epic romance of the Hamzanama; acquired by Sir Leigh Ashton in Istanbul |
Historical context | The 'Hamzanama' was the first major project undertaken by the new painting studio of the Mughal court. Directed by two Iranian masters brought to India by Humayun, work began under Akbar and was said to have taken fifteen years to complete, drawing from artists from all over northern Hindustan. |
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Bibliographic reference | Seyller, John. The Adventures of Hamza. Smithsonian Institution. 2002. |
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Accession number | IS.170-1949 |
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Record created | October 4, 2002 |
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