id:			170774
accession number:	2013.286
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.286
updated:		2023-08-24 00:59:17.138000

A marbled picture of Rustam catching Rakhsh, c. 1650. Attributed to Shafi (Indian, active about 1650). Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 37.2 x 21 cm (14 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.286

title:				A marbled picture of Rustam catching Rakhsh
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creation date:			c. 1650
creation date earliest:		1645
creation date latest:		1655
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creditline:			Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
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culture:	India, Bijapur, Deccan
technique:	Gum tempera and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Shafi (Indian, active about 1650)  - artist

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measurements: Page: 37.2 x 21 cm (14 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	apocryphal inscription lower left: 'amal-i mir Kalan 904
verso: inscription identifying the scene of Rustam capturing Rakhsh
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	remark:		

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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).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* The Cleveland Museum of Art (7/31/2016-10/23/2016); Art and Stories from Mughal India, cat. 63, p. 47.

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PROVENANCE

	before 1962 - Collection of Hagop Kevorkian, New York
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	December 1, 1969 - Sotheby's, London, Highly Important Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures, The Property of the Kevorkian Foundation, (lot 111]
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fun fact:
Even the flowers and insects used as filler in this composition were marbled.

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wall description:
This scene depicts the young hero Rustam catching a foal, Rakhsh (meaning “light”), who will be his faithful companion through many adventures. A prophet-like shepherd figure with a staff at the upper left predicts that Rustam will be the savior of Iran. At the top of the page a feline has caught its prey, while a hunter steps on its tail. This extraordinary painting has more applications of marbled colorant than any other known example. Even all the flowers and birds have been articulated through marbling in a feat of registration and control by a master of the technique.
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IMAGES

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