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Vabhruvahana Approaches Arjuna, page from the Khan Khanan's Razm-nama
Also known as: Page from Razm Nama (Book of Wars)
About the Artwork
A tree with a whimsically mint-green trunk populated with birds and nests with eggs appears to the left of the block of text, in which the action below is described in Persian. Under the tree on a blanket is Arjuna, one of the main heroes of the Razm-nama. He is an extraordinary warrior and holds his bow as he receives his son Vabhruvahana, who has come to apologize for having captured the horse of the royal horse sacrifice––a major indiscretion.
Exhibition history
Year in Review - Nineteen Hundred Sixty. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 30, 1960-January 1, 1961).
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Sur Das Gujarati (Indian, active 16th century)
- Date
- c. 1610?–17
- Medium
- Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- Overall: 35 x 24 cm (13 3/4 x 9 7/16 in.)
- Type
- Painting
- Classification
- Painting
- Department
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Credit line
- Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
- Accession no.
- 1960.44
Provenance
Beckett; Nasli M. Heermaneck, NY.
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
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