Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, in modern bindings
Dimensions:
H x W: 27.5 x 15.2 cm (10 13/16 x 6 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
India
Date:
1597-1605
Period:
Mughal dynasty, Reign of Akbar
Court:
Mughal Court
School/Tradition:
Mughal school
Provenance:
To 1907
Colonel Henry Bathurst Hanna (1839-1914), London, to 1907 [1]
From 1907 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Colonel Henry Bathurst Hanna in 1907 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] Purchased with the Hanna Collection in 1907. See Original Catalogue of the Hanna Sale: Manuscripts I, S.I. 1583, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also "Miscellaneous" volume of Freer House Catalogue, pgs. 167-183.
[2] See note 1.
[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Body Image (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)
East of Eden: Gardens in Asian Art (February 24 to May 13, 2007)
Arts of the Indian Subcontinent and the Himalayas (October 16, 2004 to January 3, 2016)
Colonel Hanna's Pictures (August 21, 1999 to February 6, 2000)
Masterworks of Indian Painting (December 13, 1997 to June 13, 1998)
The Natural World in Indian Painting (September 4, 1996 to May 17, 1997)
South and South East Asian Art (May 9, 1993 to February 7, 2000)
The Arts of South Asia (May 13, 1985 to December 2, 1985)
Previous custodian or owner:
Colonel Henry Bathurst Hanna (1839-1914) (C.L. Freer source)
