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Babur and His Retinue Visiting Gor Khatri from the Baburnama (Book of Babur)
998-1097 AH/AD 1590s (Mughal)
opaque watercolor and ink on re-margined paper
(Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts, Manuscripts and Rare Books, India, Nepal, and Tibet)
(Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts, Manuscripts and Rare Books, India, Nepal, and Tibet)
In this folio from Walters manuscript W.596, Babur and his warriors are depicted visiting the Hindu temple Gurh Kattri (Kur Katri) in Bigram.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2015-2016 | Pearls on a String: Artists, Patrons, and Poets at the Great Islamic Courts. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Asian Art Museum, San Francisco. |
| 2013-2014 | Yoga: The Art of Transformation. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington; Asian Art Museum, San Francisco; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. |
| 1982 | The Art of the Book in India. British Library, London. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 9/15/2015 | Treatment | examined for exhibition; media consolidation; mounted |
Geographies
India (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 12 5/8 x W: 8 1/4 in. (32 x 21 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.596.22B
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