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Arjuna Battles Raja Tamradhvaja, Folio from a Razmnama (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 55.121.30)

Hindu Art

A folio from an illustrated Razmnama manuscript, the Persian prose translation of the Mahabharata, ca. 1616 to 1617, ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper, showing Arjuna in battle against Raja Tamradhvaja. Attributed to the patronage of 'Abd al-Rahim ibn Muhammad Bairam Khan, the Khan-i Khanan. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 55.121.30, Rogers Fund, 1955.

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Physical Form
Medium
Folio from an illustrated manuscript, ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper, ca. 1616 to 1617, Metropolitan Museum of Art 55.121.30 1
Medium (class)
Illuminated manuscript 1
Connections

Belongs to Tradition

Hinduism, Religions
Source Arjuna Battles Raja Tamradhvaja, accession 55.121.30 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Depicts

Arjuna, Figures

The Met's own collection API title names Arjuna directly as the folio's subject, shown in battle against Raja Tamradhvaja, a documented episode of the Mahabharata war, corroborated by the Wikipedia record of a fourth illustrated Razmnama manuscript matching this folio's circa 1616 to 1617 date and Khan-i Khanan patronage.

Source Arjuna Battles Raja Tamradhvaja, accession 55.121.30 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Additional Source Razmnama (Wikipedia)

Originated In

India, Regions
Source Arjuna Battles Raja Tamradhvaja, accession 55.121.30 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Sources
1. St Philip, museum number A.154-1922 (Victoria and Albert Museum)
Victoria and Albert Museum
Razmnama (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • In Group: Razmnama Manuscript Illustration, own entity-description: "A folio from an illustrated Razmnama manuscript"
  • Depicts: Arjuna
    A fourth, from which only two or more miniatures are currently identified, was made around 1616 to 1617.
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Arjuna Battles Raja Tamradhvaja, accession 55.121.30 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of ArtOriginated In: India, Collection record: culture, country and region fields
Quote, Originated In: India, Collection record: culture, country and region fields
India
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