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accession number:	2013.292.b
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Calligraphy of Chaghatai Turkish Poems in Praise of Wine (verso), c. 1500–1520. Mirza Muhammad (probably Persian, active c. 1520s), and Sultan Muhammad Nur (Persian, c. 1472–1536). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 36.2 x 24.3 cm (14 1/4 x 9 9/16 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 2013.292.b

title:				Calligraphy of Chaghatai Turkish Poems in Praise of Wine (verso)
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creation date:			c. 1500–1520
creation date earliest:		1500
creation date latest:		1520
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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, Mughal, 16th century
technique:	Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art - Mughal
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Mirza Muhammad (probably Persian, active c. 1520s)  - calligraphy by

* Sultan Muhammad Nur (Persian, c. 1472–1536)  - calligraphy by

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measurements: Page: 36.2 x 24.3 cm (14 1/4 x 9 9/16 in.)
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	inscription:	Persian inscription in central small rectangular panel below, in nasta‘liq script:
	Copied by Mirza Muhammad
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	inscription:	Chaghatai quatrain in center, in nasta‘liq script:

The wine has made an attempt on my life,/
Since it is the wine that can wear down the pain of separation./
O Sufi! Let the mosque be for you, and the tavern for me,/
Since you need to arrive at the Spring of Kowsar, while I am in need of wine!
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	inscription:	Persian signature in lower left triangular panel:
The humble Sultan Muhammad Nur
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	inscription:	Chaghatai verses in margins, in nasta‘liq script:
Since many obscurities have become clear to you,/
So make it clear that you can put up with my secret pain./
Compassion is the cure for my wounds/
O beloved! O darling! O beauty!
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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

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PROVENANCE

	E. E. [Edward Earle] Meugens [1875–1929], Calcutta and England, by descent to J. R. Meugens
	date: ?-1929
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	J. R. Meugens
	date: 1929-1969
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	(Sotheby’s, London, Important Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures, 1 July 1969, lot 80, sold to Ralph Benkaim)
	date: 1 July 1969
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	Ralph Benkaim [1914-2001] and Catherine Glynn Benkaim [b. 1946], Beverly Hills, CA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1969-2013
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2013-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Wilson, Arnold Talbot. <em>Catalogue of the International Exhibition of Persian Art; Partrons: His Majesty the King, His Majesty Rizā Shāh Pahlavi. 7th January to 28th February, 1931, Royal Academy of Arts, London</em>. London: Office of the Exhibition [Printed by Gee &amp; Co.], 1931.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 250, no. 631
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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: the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. London: D Giles Limited, 2016.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 3, pp. 158, 160
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