Shah Jahan holding a spinel and a long Deccan sword, from the Late Shah Jahan Album
c. 1650
Hashim
Hashim (Indian, active 1598-c.1650)
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Shah Jahan holding a spinel and a long Deccan sword, from the Late Shah Jahan Album, c. 1650. India, Mughal, 17th century. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; page: 36.7 x 25.4 cm (14 7/16 x 10 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 2013.328 The finest fabric was the most transparent, like the Emperor’s New Clothes.
- Maker/Artist
- Hashim
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- opaque watercolor and gold on paper
- Medium
- opaque, watercolor, gold, paper
- Dimensions
- Page: 36.7 x 25.4 cm (14 7/16 x 10 in.)
- Departments
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 2013.328
- 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>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 245)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (December 31, 2013-June 30, 2014)., <em>Main Gallery Rotation (gallery 245)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (April 28, 2015 - November 2, 2015).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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