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An illustration from a Razm-nama manuscript, ascribed to Kanha, Mughal, circa 1598-99
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description
- Gouache heightened with gold on paper
Gouache heightened with gold on paper, buff-coloured border with nasta'liq inscription identifying the artist Kanha in the lower margin, the reverse with a large panel of text in nasta'liq script
Provenance
Sotheby’s New York, 4 June 1994, lot 136
Edwin Binney III, San Diego, CA
Ex Ehrenfeld Collection, San Francisco, CA
Edwin Binney III, San Diego, CA
Ex Ehrenfeld Collection, San Francisco, CA
Literature
Edwin Binney III, Indian Miniature
Painting: From the Collection of Edwin Binney,
3rd. I, The Mughal and Deccani Schools,
exhibition catalogue, Portland Art Museum,
1973, pp. 48-49, no.25a.
Daniel J. Ehnbom, Indian Miniatures, The
Ehrenfeld Collection, exhibition catalogue, AFA,
New York, 1985, no.13.
Painting: From the Collection of Edwin Binney,
3rd. I, The Mughal and Deccani Schools,
exhibition catalogue, Portland Art Museum,
1973, pp. 48-49, no.25a.
Daniel J. Ehnbom, Indian Miniatures, The
Ehrenfeld Collection, exhibition catalogue, AFA,
New York, 1985, no.13.
Condition
In overall good condtion, colours on central painting strong, some rubbing to top of painting (in skyline), the rest of the page with very few worm holes, particularly to bottom, minor section to top and left-hand edge with discoloration, minor smudging to one part of text on reverse, as viewed.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This leaf comes from a now dispersed copy of the Razm-nama dated 1598-99. Other portions of this manuscript are in the British Library (Or.12076), the Baroda Museum and Picture Gallery, and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Two more pages from this manuscript by Kanha are in the Prince of Wales Museum, Mumbai (26.4705; Seyller, 'Model and Copy: The Illustration of Three Razmnama Manuscripts', Appendix A, no.117), and in the British Library (Or.12076, fol.83V; Seyller, op.cit, Appendix A, no.145.