id: 147506 accession number: 1973.237 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1973.237 updated: 2020-11-18 10:00:37.001000 Tiered Court Scene, c. 1735. Chitarman II (Indian, c. 1680–с. 1750). Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Michael de Havenon 1973.237 title: Tiered Court Scene title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1735 creation date earliest: 1735 creation date latest: 1805 current location: creditline: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Michael de Havenon copyright: --- culture: India, Delhi, Mughal, 18th century technique: opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art collection: Indian Art type: Painting find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Chitarman II (Indian, c. 1680–с. 1750) - artist --- measurements: state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS 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 (organizer) (July 31-October 23, 2016). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: A leering sea horse monster rears its head below the golden island city of Lanka. digital description: wall description: Emperor Muhammad Shah rekindled an imperial interest in Hinduism that had not been so strong since the time of Akbar, 150 years before. He commissioned this painting that shows the acts of Rama, hero of a Hindu epic, who slays the demon of the golden city of Lanka at the top of the page. In the middle sections, various Hindu deities enjoy music, kite flying, and boating, while at the bottom the Krishna plays Holi with his lover Radha and other palace women. They shoot red-colored water at one another with plunger guns in celebration of the coming of spring. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1973.237/1973.237_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1973.237/1973.237_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1973.237/1973.237_full.tif