verso: ca. 1615-20; recto: ca. 1500
India
Object qualities
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Objectbook / magazine / album: Album leaf
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Author of the objectGovardhan
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumInk, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
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SizePage: H. 15 5/16 in. (38.9 cm) W. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm) Painting with border: H. 8 13/16 in. (22.4 cm) W. 6 5/16 in. (16 cm) Painting without border: H. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm) W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm) Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm) W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
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Geography detailsAttributed to
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Country today
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Dateverso: ca. 1615-20; recto: ca. 1500
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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The subject of this painting, Rup Singh, son of Ram Chand (not Rai Chanda, as per Jahangir’s inscription), was one of the officials at the court of Shah Jahan. The portrait is surrounded by verse fragments from a Persian masnavi, which belongs to Amir Khusrau’s Khamsa (Quintet).
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