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Payag

Shah Shuja Hunting Nilgai

Description

Maker

Attributed to Payag (Indian, ca. 1625 - 1660)

Title

Shah Shuja Hunting Nilgai

Period

Mughal

Year

ca. 1650-1655

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

watercolor, gold

Supports

Geography

Place Made: India

Dimensions

Sheet: 16.9 x 26.1 cm (6 5/8 x 10 1/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

58.068

Type

Projects & Publications

Publications

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Glimpses of Grandeur
Courtly Arts of the Later Islamic Empires
Sep 24, 1999 – Dec 26, 1999
Indian Art for the RISD Collection
Aug 23, 1985 – Mar 09, 1986

Label copy

In Muslim India, hunting was favored as the royal activity par exellence, a pastime ripe with the symbolism of power. Here, Shah Shuja, a son of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, is shown hunting nilgai (Indian antelope) at twilight with the aid of a female decoy. The dark and moody atmosphere of this miniature is typical of the work of the artist Payag.

Rockefeller Asian Art Gallery

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Attributed to Payag (Indian, ca. 1625 - 1660)
Shah Shuja Hunting Nilgai, ca. 1650-1655
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Sheet: 16.9 x 26.1 cm (6 5/8 x 10 1/4 inches)
Museum Works of Art Fund 58.068

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