Court Lady Pouring Wine (recto)

c. 1760

Muhammad Rizavi Hindi

Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (Indian, active mid-1700s)

Indian and Southeast Asian Art

Court Lady Pouring Wine (recto), c. 1760. Attributed to Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (Indian, active mid-1700s). Gum tempera and gold on paper; painting: 20.6 x 14.6 cm (8 1/8 x 5 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.348.a The bird-headed decanter evokes blood rites of kingship in pre-Islamic Iran.

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Maker/Artist: Muhammad Rizavi Hindi
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper
Medium: gum, tempera, gold, paper
Dimensions: Painting: 20.6 x 14.6 cm (8 1/8 x 5 3/4 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: verso: Illuminated panel of Persian poetry in nast'aliq calligraphy
Departments: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Accession Number: 2013.348.a
Credit Line: Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
Exhibitions: Art and Stories from Mughal India, <em>Beauty in Asia</em>. Asian Civilizations Museum, Singapore (May 3-September 23, 2007).
Rights Statement: CC0