id: 170787
accession number: 2013.294
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A Mughal courtier, c. 1575; border added probably 1700s. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera and gold on paper, mounted with gold-sprinkled borders; 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 2013.294
title: A Mughal courtier
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creation date: c. 1575; border added probably 1700s
creation date earliest: 1570
creation date latest: 1580
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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: Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
technique: Gum tempera and gold on paper, mounted with gold-sprinkled borders
department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection: Indian Art - Mughal
type: Painting
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inscription: Inscription in top margin, upside-down in nasta‘liq script, probably added c. 1700s:
Sarkhod
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Martial Art of India (Indian Painting rotation)
opening date: 2022-02-11T05:00:00
Martial Art of India (Indian Painting rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 11-August 21, 2022).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'A Flower From Every Meadow. Asia House Gallery, New York, NY; Center for Asian Art and Culture, San Francisco, CA; Albright-Know Gallery of Art, Buffalo, New York, NY (1973).', 'opening_date': '1973-01-01T00:00:00'}
* {'description': "Akbar's India: Art from the Mughal City of Victory. Asia Society, New York, NY (October 10, 1985-January 5, 1986); Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, MA (January 24-March 16, 1986); Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX (April 19-June 15, 1986).", 'opening_date': '1986-01-24T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Hagop Kevorkian [1872–1962], New York, NY
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(Sotheby’s, London, Highly Important Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures: The Property of the Kevorkian Foundation, 6 December 1967, lot 114, sold to Ralph Benkaim)
date: December 6, 1967
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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: 1967–2013
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 2013–
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CITATIONS
Sotheby's, London. Catalogue of Highly Important Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures The Property of the Kevorkian Foundation.6 December 1967.
page number: Lot 114
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Welch, Stuart Cary, and Mark Zebrowski. A Flower from Every Meadow: Indian Paintings from American Collections. New York: Asia Society; distributed by New York Graphic Society, 1973.
page number: no. 56
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Brand, Michael, and Glenn D. Lowry. Akbar's India: Art from the Mughal City of Victory. New York: Asia Society Galleries, 1985.
page number: cat. no. 53
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Mace, Sonya Rhie, Mohsen Ashtiany, Catherine Glynn, Pedro Moura Carvalho, Marcus Fraser, and Ruby Lal. Mughal Paintings: Art and Stories: the Cleveland Museum of Art. London: D Giles Limited, 2016.
page number: cat. no. 6, p. 183
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