File:Razmnamah2.jpg
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Summary
| Yudhishthira and Bhishma in discussion-- another version by Da'ud, 1598 | |
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| Artist |
Da'ud , Brother of Daulat |
| Title |
Yudhishthira and Bhishma in discussion-- another version by Da'ud, 1598 |
| Description |
"AN ILLUSTRATION FROM THE 1598 RAZMNAMA: BHISMA AND YUDHISTHIRA IN DISCUSSION, ASCRIBED TO DA'UD, MUGHAL INDIA, 1598. Black ink with colour wash heightened with gold on paper, 1 line inscription at foot of page in black nasta'liq, 2 ll. of text above, reverse with 27 ll. of small black nasta'liq within text panel, some flaking and very slight worming, mostly confined to margins. Folio 10¾ x 6 1/8in. (27 x 15.5cm.); painting 7 7/8 x 4¼in. (20 x 11cm.). |
| Date |
1598 date QS:P571,+1598-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
| Medium | Black ink with colour wash heightened with gold on paper |
| Dimensions | Folio 10¾ x 6 1/8in. (27 x 15.5cm.); painting 7 7/8 x 4¼in. (20 x 11cm.). |
| Collection | Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum |
| Current location |
Jaipur |
| Inscriptions | Inscribed below 'Da'ud, brother of Dawlat'. |
| Notes |
The Razmnama is the abridged version of the Hindu epic poem the Mahabharata which tells the story of the rivalry between cousins, the Pandavas and the Kauravas, for the kingdom of Hastinapura. A central figure is the god Krishna, who assists the Pandava brothers. The massive work was translated into Persian at Akbar's request in 1582-3, but the presentation manuscript with 168 paintings, now preserved in the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum in Jaipur, was not comleted until 1586. This illustration comes from the second copy of the Razmnama which was finished in 1598-9, and of which the final five parts ad the colophon are preserved in the British Library. It is not a mere replica or simplified version of the imperial prototype, as less than a fifth of its paintings represent subjects found in the Jaipur Razmnama. This scene, for example, is not represented in the imperial copy. In this scene, Bhimsa and Yudhisthira discuss the issue of whom kings should trust, and Bhisma relates to the story of Brahmadatta's discourse with the bird Pujani after the prince had killed Pujani's offspring." |
| Source/Photographer | http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/bce_299_200/mahabharata/razmnamah/razmnamah.html |
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| current | 18:15, 24 March 2012 |  | 436 × 650 (325 KB) | smartcommons>Sridhar1000 | good quality. |
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