The Pandava brothers do battle with the King of Anga
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 the Pandava brothers and their allies in a battle with the king of Anga in Bengal. 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
The Pandava brothers do battle with the King of Anga
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Series
Book of War
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Artist/maker
Mohan, Son of Banwari (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 on paper
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Object type
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Dimensions
mount 55.3 x 40.1 cm (height x width)
page 29.4 x 17.4 cm (height x width)
painting 23.2 x 14.7 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.
EA1978.2594
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