Hunting with falcons in a landscape; Verso: Calligraphy of Chaghatai Turkish poems in praise of wine, Sultan Muhammad Nur (Persian, c. 1472–1536) and Mirza Muhammad (probably Persian, active c. 1520s)
c. 1558–60; borders added probably 1700s
Abd al-Samad
Abd al-Samad (Persian, c. 1510–1600)
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Hunting with falcons in a landscape; Verso: Calligraphy of Chaghatai Turkish poems in praise of wine, Sultan Muhammad Nur (Persian, c. 1472–1536) and Mirza Muhammad (probably Persian, active c. 1520s), c. 1558–60; borders added probably 1700s. Attributed to Abd al-Samad (Persian, c. 1510–1600). Opaque watercolor on paper (recto); ink on paper (verso); page: 35.7 x 24.3 cm (14 1/16 x 9 9/16 in.); painting: 21.5 x 13 cm (8 7/16 x 5 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 2013.292 The hunter’s glove is on the ground, as he pulls his falcon off the duck.
- Maker/Artist
- Abd al-Samad
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- opaque watercolor on paper (recto); ink on paper (verso)
- Dimensions
- Page: 35.7 x 24.3 cm (14 1/16 x 9 9/16 in.); Painting: 21.5 x 13 cm (8 7/16 x 5 1/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Recto: Inscription in upper right in nasta‘liq script, probably during the 1700s: the work of Mir Sayyid Ali, the illustrator; Inscription: Verso: Persian inscription in central small rectangular panel below, in nasta‘liq script: Copied by Mirza Muhammad Inscription: Verso: Chaghatai quatrain in center, in nasta‘liq script: The wine has made an attempt on my life,/ Since it is the wine that can wear down the pain of separation./ O Sufi! Let the mosque be for you, and the tavern for me,/ Since you need to arrive at the Spring of Kowsar, while I am in need of wine! Inscription: Verso: Persian signature in lower left triangular panel: The humble Sultan Muhammad Nur Inscription: Verso: Chaghatai verses in margins, in nasta‘liq script: Since many obscurities have become clear to you,/ So make it clear that you can put up with my secret pain./ Compassion is the cure for my wounds/ O beloved! O darling! O beauty!
- Departments
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 2013.292
- Credit Line
- 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
- Exhibitions
- Art and Stories from Mughal India, <em>The International Exhibition of Persian Art</em>. Burlington House, London, UK (January 7-March 7, 1931)., <em>A Flower From Every Meadow</em>. 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)., <em>Akbar's India: Art from the Mughal City of Victory</em>. 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)., <em>Masters of Indian Painting</em>. Museum Rietberg, Zürich, Switzerland (organizer) (April 30-August 21, 2011); The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (September 26, 2011-January 18, 2012).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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