Jain Ascetic Walking Along a Riverbank
c. 1600
Basavana
Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600)
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Jain Ascetic Walking Along a Riverbank, c. 1600. Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; image: 14.7 x 9.8 cm (5 13/16 x 3 7/8 in.); overall: 38.8 x 26.3 cm (15 1/4 x 10 3/8 in.); with mat: 49 x 36.3 cm (19 5/16 x 14 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection 1967.244 He carries a book and a fly whisk tucked under his left arm.
- Maker/Artist
- Basavana
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 14.7 x 9.8 cm (5 13/16 x 3 7/8 in.); Overall: 38.8 x 26.3 cm (15 1/4 x 10 3/8 in.); with mat: 49 x 36.3 cm (19 5/16 x 14 5/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: amal-i behzad Translation: "The work of Behzad" Remark: Later spurious attribution to the famed Persian painter Bihzad (1450–1535) inscribed above palm tree. Inscription: amal-i Basawan ... [?]chandra Translation: Work of Basawan ... [?]chandra" Remark: This inscription has been partially erased. It may have been written by the Mughal emperor Jahangir, since it appears to be in his distinctively large hand. Four Jain monks whose name end in -chandra were prominent participants in the Mughal court: Shantichandra, his disciple Bhanuchandra, Jinachandra, and Siddhichandra. This portrait probably depicts one of them. Bhanuchandra was close to Akbar's sons, Salim (who became the emperor Jahangir) and Daniyal. Siddhichandra received the Persian appellation "Jahangir Pasand" (Jahangir's Favorite).
- Departments
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 1967.244
- Credit Line
- Severance and Greta Millikin Collection
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1968, The Peaceful Conquerors: Jain Art from India, Highlights of Asian Paintings from The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Indian Portrait, 1560-1860, Yoga: The Art of Transformation, Text and Image in Southern Asia (Indian Painting and Himalayan rotation), <em>Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 4–August 5, 2003)., <em>Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 20–August 18, 2004).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 242B Indian Painting
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