Auction on
02 December 2019 - 13:30 (CET) -
Salle 5 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009
Unprecedented on the market, this masterpiece of Mughal painting probably comes from a distinguished album of imperial chronicles.
India, Mughal art, 1630-31, illustration of Shah Jahan's life, gouache and ink signed Abid and set in Burhanpur with a quatrain by Emad al-Hassani written in calligraphy on the front (47.5 x 32.3 cm). Estimate: €40,000/60,000
India, Mughal art, 1630-31, illustration of Shah Jahan's life, gouache and ink signed Abid and set in Burhanpur with a quatrain by Emad al-Hassani written in calligraphy on the front (47.5 x 32.3 cm). Estimate: €40,000/60,000
At the turn of the 1630s, the Mughal Empire was experiencing a true golden age under the reign of Shah Jahan (1592–1666), the Muslim dynasty’s fifth emperor, who introduced Persian literature and culture to the Indian subcontinent. This rare painting discovered by Anne-Sophie Joncoux-Pilorget, head of the Oriental Arts Department at the Millon auction house, is a precious testament to the emperor’s probable commission to decorate his royal chronicles. Known as the "Windsor Padshahnamah", there are several versions of the collection in…
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