id:			147506
accession number:	1973.237
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1973.237
updated:		2025-02-14 13:29:54.301000

Tiered Court Scene, c. 1735. Chitarman II (Indian, c. 1680–с. 1750). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 54.6 x 39 cm (21 1/2 x 15 3/8 in.); painting: 40.1 x 29.1 cm (15 13/16 x 11 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Michael de Havenon 1973.237

title:				Tiered Court Scene
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creation date:			c. 1735
creation date earliest:		1730
creation date latest:		1805
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creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Michael de Havenon
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culture:	Northern India, Delhi, Mughal court of Muhammad Shah (reigned 1719–48)
technique:	Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Chitarman II (Indian, c. 1680–с. 1750)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 54.6 x 39 cm (21 1/2 x 15 3/8 in.); Painting: 40.1 x 29.1 cm (15 13/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
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	inscription:	[[verso, in Persian]] bi-mowjib arza-dasht fadawi bi-hokm-i qadr-i tu'am huzur lami al-nur-i jinab-i aqdas Chitarman-i musawwar amal nimud
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	inscription:	[[verso, seal]]
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Art and Stories from Mughal India
	opening date:   2016-07-31T04:00:00
	<i>Art and Stories from Mughal India</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 31-October 23, 2016).

	title:		Imagining Rama’s Journey
	opening date:   2023-03-09T05:00:00
	<i>Imagining Rama’s Journey</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 10-September 17, 2023).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Michael and Georgia de Havenon, New York, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1973
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1973–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Leach, Linda York. <em>Indian Miniature Paintings and Drawings</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1986.
	page number: 	Reproduced: cat. no. 52.
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	Mace, Sonya Rhie, Mohsen Ashtiany, Catherine Glynn, Pedro Moura Carvalho, Marcus Fraser, and Ruby Lal.<em> Mughal Paintings: Art and Stories</em>. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2016.
	page number: 	Reproduced: figures 4.111 and 4.112, pp. 258–262
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	"A Hindu Painting from Mughal India." <em>Nūr: CAIS magazine 5</em>, no. 2 (Winter 2021):
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 18.
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