Attributed to Miskin
IndianThe Fox's Fear (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 314 from a manuscript of the Divan of Anvari, 1588
Alternate Title: "A Prince Riding to Hounds"; Folio 316 from a Divan of Anwari, copied for Emperor Akbar (r. 1556-1605)
Series/Book Title: Divan of Anvari
Manuscript Folio
Indian
, 16th century
Mughal period, 932-1274/1526-1858
Creation Place:
Lahore, Pakistan
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
folio: 14 x 7.2 cm (5 1/2 x 2 13/16 in.)
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Goelet, formerly in the collection of Louis J. Cartier
, 1960.117.314
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art
, Bibliography
James Cuno et al, Harvard's Art Museums: 100 Years of Collecting, Harvard University Art Museums/Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (Cambridge, MA, 1996), page 144-145
Exhibition History
Anvari's Divan: A Pocket Book for Akbar, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 02/07/1984 - 03/28/1984
Paintings for Emperors Rajs and Sultans, Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 09/19/1987 - 11/21/1987
Arts of Empire: Mughal India, 1526-1705, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/17/1992 - 12/13/1992
The Enlightened Eye: Gifts from John Goelet, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 02/12/2000 - 05/07/2000
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