Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira
This illustration comes from a dispersed manuscript of the Razmnama, a Persian translation of the great Hindu Mahabharata epic made during Akbar’s reign. It depicts Bhishma seated on a carpet in a landscape. Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira in the nature of the soul, or the recognition of the jivatman and the dharmatman. The work was probably commissioned by Akbar’s leading minister, Abd ur-Rahim Khankhanan, and executed by artists trained in the imperial studio. The Ashmolean has five other pages from this manuscript, and many others are in the British Museum.
Details
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Title
Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira
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Artist/maker
Ahmad Kashmiri (active c. 1598) -
Associated people
probably 'Abd ur-Rahim Khankhanan (1556 - 1626) (commissioner) -
Associated place
north India (place of creation) -
Date
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Material and technique
gouache with gold on paper
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Object type
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Dimensions
mount 40.5 x 27.9 cm (height x width)
page 30.5 x 17 cm (height x width)
painting with border 21.8 x 15.3 cm (height x width)
painting without border 21.1 x 14.6 cm (height x width) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.
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Museum location
Museum department
Eastern Art
Accession no.
EA1978.2593
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