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accession number: 1947.502.a
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The siege of Arbela in the era of Hulagu Khan, page from a Chingiz-nama (Book of Chingiz Khan) of the Jami al-tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) of Rashid al-Din (Persian,1247–1318), c. 1596. Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600), Sur Das (Indian). Gum tempera and gold on paper; image: 34 x 20 cm (13 3/8 x 7 7/8 in.); overall: 38.5 x 25 cm (15 3/16 x 9 13/16 in.); with mat: 49 x 36.3 cm (19 5/16 x 14 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1947.502.a
title: The siege of Arbela in the era of Hulagu Khan, page from a Chingiz-nama (Book of Chingiz Khan) of the Jami al-tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) of Rashid al-Din (Persian,1247–1318)
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creation date: c. 1596
creation date earliest: 1591
creation date latest: 1601
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creditline: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture: India, Mughal Dynasty (1526-1756)
technique: Gum tempera and gold on paper
department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection: Indian Art
type: Painting
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CREATORS
* Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600) - designed by
* Sur Das (Indian) - artist
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measurements: Image: 34 x 20 cm (13 3/8 x 7 7/8 in.); Overall: 38.5 x 25 cm (15 3/16 x 9 13/16 in.); with mat: 49 x 36.3 cm (19 5/16 x 14 5/16 in.)
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inscription: recto lower left: [translated] Siege of the fort of Irbil by Urgatu Nuyan and the attainment of victory by command of Hulagu Khan.; verso overall: [text]
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Exhibition of the Month: Indian Miniatures
opening date: 1952-07-15T04:00:00
Exhibition of the Month: Indian Miniatures. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 15-September 28, 1952).
title: Art and Stories from Mughal India
opening date: 2016-07-31T04:00:00
Art and Stories from Mughal India. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 31-October 23, 2016).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 4-August 5, 2003.', 'opening_date': '2003-02-04T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 20-August 18, 2004).', 'opening_date': '2004-02-20T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Demotte
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(Heeramaneck Galleries, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
date: ?-1947
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1947-
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 777
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n139
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page number: Reproduced: p. 237
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n261
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 237
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n261
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 304
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n324
Leach, Linda York. Indian Miniature Paintings and Drawings. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1986.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 16
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Tōyō kaiga no seika: tokubetsuten: Kurīvurando Bijutsukan no korekushon kara [東洋絵画の精華 : 特别展: クリーヴラント美術館のコレクションから = Highlights of Asian painting from the Cleveland Museum of Art]. Japan: Nara National Museum, 1998.
page number: p. 22, cat. no. 1
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