id:			170883
accession number:	2013.349
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.349
updated:		2024-03-26 02:01:36.859000

Court lady singing and playing the vina, c. 1760. Attributed to Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (Indian, active mid-1700s). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 31.1 x 26.2 cm (12 1/4 x 10 5/16 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 2013.349

title:				Court lady singing and playing the vina
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creation date:			c. 1760
creation date earliest:		1755
creation date latest:		1765
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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, 18th 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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catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

* Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (Indian, active mid-1700s)  - artist

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measurements: Page: 31.1 x 26.2 cm (12 1/4 x 10 5/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Verso: Persian verses in nasta‘liq script.
Once again ‘Iraqi broke his vows:/
From the cup of love he became intoxicated and ecstatic.
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	inscription:	Verso: Persian verses in nasta‘liq script.
Until you are bold enough to take to the seas,/
You will not reap spiritual benefits from your inner heart./
Until you have pitched your tent next to the spiritual guide/
You will not enjoy him to the fullest.
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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

* {'description': '<em>Beauty in Asia</em>. Asian Civilizations Museum, Singapore (May 3-September 23, 2007).', 'opening_date': '2007-05-03T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Sir Charles Forbes, 7th Baronet [1773-1849], Bengal, London, and Scotland, by descent to his great-grandson, Colonel Sir John Forbes
	date: ?-1849
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	Colonel Sir John Stewart Forbes [1901-1984], Baronet, DSO, DL, Allargue House, Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK, consigned to Sotheby's London for sale
	date: ?-1962
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	(Sotheby's, London, Western and Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures, lot 23)
	date: December 10, 1962
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	Ralph Benkaim [1914-2001], Beverly Hills, CA, by descent to his wife Catherine Benkaim
	date: 1962-2001
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	(Catherine Glynn Benkaim [b. 1946], Beverly Hills, CA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: 2001-2013
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2013-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Sotheby's, London. <em>Western and Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures</em>. December 10, 1962.
	page number: 	Mentioned: Lot 23
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	Krishnan, Gauri Parimoo. <em>Beauty in Asia: 200 BCE to Today</em>. Singapore: Asian Civilisations Museum, 2007.
	page number: 	Reproduced: no. 31b
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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: 	Reproduced:cat. no. 86, pp. 256-257
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IMAGES

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