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Shah-Jahan receives his three eldest sons and Asaf Khan during his accession ceremonies (8 March...
IMAGE
number
ROC7388114
Image title
Shah-Jahan receives his three eldest sons and Asaf Khan during his accession ceremonies (8 March 1628), c.1630-57 (Painting in opaque watercolour including metallic paints)
Painting in opaque watercolour including metallic paints
Date
c. 1630 AD - 1657 AD (C17th AD)
Dimensions
30.6x21.3 cms
Image description
Creator: Ramdas (illustrator)
Padshahnamah fol. 51r
(plate 11)
Mughal courtiers and musicians during a durbar ceremony.
This painting appears in the Padshahnamah manuscript opposite a scene depicting a durbar ceremony at the time of Shah-Jahan’s accession (RCIN 1005025.k). Like another painting in the manuscript by the same artist (RCIN 1005025.i), it shows a Mughal imperial elephant and royal standard that traditionally accompanied princes as they entered the court; gift horses in embroidered trappings; and the nawbat, the official orchestra which provided a constant aural accompaniment to the Mughal durbar ceremony. The Padshahnamah text does not mention an exchange of grand gifts during the ceremony depicted in the painting opposite and it is likely that this painting was not originally intended to form its pair.
The artist Ramdas wrote his name in Devanagari script on the folder held by the figure dressed in white on the far right of the scene, presumably a self-portrait of the artist.