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Ⓛ Caravan of dromedaries Attributed to Husayn, probably Alla…
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Ⓛ Caravan of dromedaries Attributed to Husayn, probably Alla…
See original version (French)
Estimate €8,000 - €12,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Ⓛ Caravan of dromedaries
Attributed to Husayn, probably Allahabad, Mughal India, circa 1600-1604.
Painting in "nim qalam", in pencil slightly heightened in colour, mounted on an album page. Above the painting, a verse in ornamental nastaliq in black ink; the painting is framed by a wide gold border speckled with gold. The reverse shows seven lines of nastaliq in black ink.
10.4 x 6.1 cm (4.1 x 2.4 in.); folio 37.8 x 25.7 cm (14.9 x 10.1 in.)
Provenance :
Christie's Online sale, Arts of India: Heavenly Gods, Earthly Pleasures, 26 June 2020, lot 52.
A caravan of camels in a gilded rocky landscape - two figures unload their luggage, one camel kneeling in the foreground, a second standing at the back The subtle wash and sense of space characterise the workshop founded by Prince Salim in Allahabad, where the latter - future emperor Jahangir (r. 1605-1627) - established a rival court after his rebellion against his father Akbar in 1599. The composition is stylistically similar to an illustration attributed to Husayn Chela in the Baburnama of 1597-1599 (cf. M.S. Randhawa, Paintings of the Babur Nama, New Delhi, 1983, fig. 189, p. 118) and to an illustration by Ustad Husayn for an Anwar-i suhayli of c. 1604-1611 in the British Library (inv. Add. 18579).
A Mughal album page with a camel train attributed to Husayn and Persian calligraphy on the verso, probably Allahabad, circa 1600-1604
Location:
The work is currently stored in London; please contact the department for further information.
Notes:
British VAT of 20% will apply to this lot currently located in London. In case of export from UK, VAT on sale fees can be refunded upon presentation of customs documentation.
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