1960.51: Karna Attacks Ghatotkacha (text, recto; painting, verso), folio from a Razmnama (Book of War) series
Manuscripts
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1960.51
- People
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Attributed to Kamal
- Title
- Karna Attacks Ghatotkacha (text, recto; painting, verso), folio from a Razmnama (Book of War) series
- Classification
- Manuscripts
- Work Type
- manuscript folio
- Date
- c. 1616-1617
- Places
- Creation Place: South Asia, India
- Period
- Mughal period
- Culture
- Indian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/169520
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- 36.8 x 20.6 cm (14 1/2 x 8 1/8 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Goelet
- Accession Year
- 1960
- Object Number
- 1960.51
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- The folio is from a Razmnama (Book of War), the Persian translation of the Hindu epic, the Mahabharata. The recto side of this folio features a horse-drawn chariot carrying the warrior-king Karna, who wears a gold helmet and vambraces (arm defenses). He fires an arrow at Ghatotkacha, a half human, half demon figure with magical powers, who fought on the opposite side of the Kurukshetra war. There are two text blocks containing Persian text written in nasta’liq script and black ink. A square The painting and the text has areas that have suffered from loss.
Publication History
- Milo Cleveland Beach, The Imperial Image: Paintings for the Mughal Court, Smithsonian Institution (Washington, D.C., 1981), pp. 143-144, fig. 27
- John Seyller, "Model and Copy: The Illustration of Three 'Razmnama' Manuscripts", Archives of Asian Art (1985), vol. 38, pp. 37-66, p. 62, no. 10
Exhibition History
- The Enlightened Eye: Gifts from John Goelet, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 02/12/2000 - 05/07/2000
Verification Level
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