Rustam Takes Aim at Ashkabus, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings)

The Cleveland Museum of Art · Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund

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Rustam Takes Aim at Ashkabus, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings)

c. 1425–50

Medium: Gum tempera and ink on paper
Dimensions: Folio: 31.8 x 25.6 cm (12 1/2 x 10 1/16 in.); Painting: 13.7 x 20.5 cm (5 3/8 x 8 1/16 in.)
Classification: Painting
Style: Indian Art
Origin: Sultanate India, Deccan or Malwa
Institution: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit: Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund

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Provenance

Public

by 1696–after 1718

Muhammad Fazil

?–c. 1960

Nizam of Hyderabad, sold to Isidore Kahane

c. 1960–by 1987

(Isidore Kahane [1921–2004], Zürich, Switzerland, sold to private collector)

c. 1987–c. 2017

Private Collection, Europe, sold to Francesca Galloway and Sam Fogg

c. 2017–2020

(Francesca Galloway and Sam Fogg, London, UK, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)

2020–

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Source provenance text

Muhammad Fazil Nizam of Hyderabad, sold to Isidore Kahane (Isidore Kahane [1921–2004], Zürich, Switzerland, sold to private collector) Private Collection, Europe, sold to Francesca Galloway and Sam Fogg (Francesca Galloway and Sam Fogg, London, UK, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Exhibitions

Public

Martial Art of India

Source exhibition text

Martial Art of India. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 11-August 21, 2022).

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Sourced Overview Evidence

The central warrior is Iran’s mythic hero Rustam, who approached an enemy army on foot, aiming to shoot the general off his mount. This page is from the oldest surviving illustrated Islamic manuscript made in India. The painting is by a local artist working for a Sultanate patron in India who admired Persian literature and emulated the erudite court culture of Iran.

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0 observed sales · 0 comparable sales · 6 structured provenance events · 1 structured exhibitions.

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