id: 170813
accession number: 2013.311
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A female figure standing in a landscape holding a four-stringed “khuuchir” and a lotus, c. 1590. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 31.6 x 20.7 cm (12 7/16 x 8 1/8 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 2013.311
title: A female figure standing in a landscape holding a four-stringed “khuuchir” and a lotus
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creation date: c. 1590
creation date earliest: 1585
creation date latest: 1595
current location: 242B Indian Painting
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
department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection: Indian Art - Mughal
type: Painting
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CREATORS
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measurements: Page: 31.6 x 20.7 cm (12 7/16 x 8 1/8 in.)
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inscription: [verso, upper left, sticker] 1027
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inscription: [verso, right of sticker, in pencil] 24
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inscription: [verso, upper center, in pencil, upside down] VI
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Nature Supernatural (Indian Painting rotation)
opening date: 2023-09-22T04:00:00
Nature Supernatural (Indian Painting rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 22, 2023-March 3, 2024).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
(Sotheby’s, London, England Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures, 24 April 1996 sale, lot 40)
date: April 24, 1996
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Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Ralph Benkaim Collection
date: –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
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: Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 200, figure 4.60, pp. 312–313, cat. no. 16.
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