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Identification and Creation

Object Number
8.2015.3
Title
“A Fairy Riding a Magical Dragon (painting recto of folio 3) and “Mahpari (Moon-fairy) Riding a Magical Creature (painting verso of folio 3), illustrated folio from an album of illustrations of Hamzanama”
Classification
Albums
Work Type
album folio
Date
18th century
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Kashmir
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/365327

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink, color, and gold on paper
Dimensions
27 x 18 cm (10 5/8 x 7 1/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: recto:
    سوار شدن پری بر اژدهای جادو
    verso:
    سوار شدن ماه پری بر یوهای جادو

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Ezzat-Malek Soudavar, Geneva, Switzerland (by 2014), by descent; to her son Abolala Soudavar, Houston, Texas (2014), loan; to Harvard Art Museums, 2015.

Note:
Ezzat-Malek Soudavar (1913-2014) formed this collection over a period of sixty years. She purchased the works of art on the international art market.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from A. Soudavar in memory of his mother Ezzat-Malek Soudavar
Object Number
8.2015.3
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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