id:			163667
accession number:	2005.145.34.a
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The Magi Follow the Star, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602–4. Attributed to Payag (Indian). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; sheet: 26.2 x 15.7 cm (10 5/16 x 6 3/16 in.); image: 20.6 x 10.9 cm (8 1/8 x 4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2005.145.34.a

title:				The Magi Follow the Star, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier
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creation date:			1602–4
creation date earliest:		1602
creation date latest:		1604
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)
technique:	Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Manuscript
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catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

* Payag (Indian)  - artist
late 1500s-early 1600s
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measurements: Sheet: 26.2 x 15.7 cm (10 5/16 x 6 3/16 in.); Image: 20.6 x 10.9 cm (8 1/8 x 4 5/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Prince Salim's Life of Christ (Manuscript Rotation) - Gallery 115
	opening date:   2019-12-02T05:00:00
	<i>Prince Salim's Life of Christ (Manuscript Rotation) - Gallery 115</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (December 2, 2019-July 1, 2020).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* <em>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 245)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (January 5-April 27, 2015)

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PROVENANCE

	An Indian family in Great Britain, whose grandfather brought the manuscript to England in the 1930s or 1940s through 2005
	date: Before 1930s-2005
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	(Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch Ltd., London, UK, 2005, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: 2005
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 2005-present
	date: 2005-
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wall description:
One of the three kings points excitedly at the star at the upper left edge of the page, while another bites the finger of astonishment; the third holds his fist over his heart. They are all dressed like Portuguese merchants, but they ride camels associated with their homeland in Arabia, as specified in the text. At the breakaway court of Prince Salim in Allahabad, high-quality materials were not as plentiful as in the imperial capital. The paper is brittle and has browned excessively, and the paint films are relatively thin; here the text from the verso shows through the lightly colored background.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Gommans, Jos J. L. <em>The Unseen World: The Netherlands and India from 1550.</em> [Amsterdam] : Rijks Museum: Uitgeverij Vantilt, 2018.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 154, fig. 2.55
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