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Yudhisthira

Painting
late 16th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, illustration to the Razm-nama (Persian translation of the Mahabharata), Yudhisthira and his brothers in council before the great war.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleYudhisthira (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper
Brief description
Painting, Razm-nama, Yudhisthira and brothers in council, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Mughal, 1598
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, illustration to the Razm-nama (Persian translation of the Mahabharata), Yudhisthira and his brothers in council before the great war.
Dimensions
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 193mm
  • Image within innermost borders width: 101mm
  • Height: 291mm (maximum)
  • Width: 165mm (maximum)
12/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013, object irregular in shape
Content description
Yudhisthira and his brothers in council before the great war.
Credit line
Messrs L. Chaundy of Oxford
Object history
Messrs L. Chaundy of Oxford, Lea., 2 Albemarle Street, W1. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project.

R.P. 22/3859
Subjects depicted
Associated object
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.244-1922

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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