cover image: Portrait of Asalat Khan

Portrait of Asalat Khan

Mughal Court Mughal School Portrait of a standing man, wearing white and holding a sword and shield, against a green background. Beside the figure is written: [Sanskrit] Asalat Khan To 1929 Kirkor Minassian, New York to 1929 [1] From 1929 Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Kirkor Minassian, New York in 1929 [2] Notes: [1] Object file, undated folder sheet note. [2] See note 1. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office. Freer Gallery of Art Collection Arts of the Indian Subcontinent and the Himalayas (October 16, 2004 to January 3, 2016) Near Eastern Pottery and Persian Painting (May 2, 1923 to March 14, 1931) Kirkor Minassian (1874-1944)
india art portraits south asians shield portrait minassian, kirkor south asian and himalayan art himalayan peoples mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858) reign of shah jahan (1628 - 1658)
Collection
Google Cultural Institute Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Date published
ca. 1645
Dates
Mughal dynasty, Reign of Shah Jahan
Format
Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
Pages
H x W: 16.1 x 9.2 cm (6 5/16 x 3 5/8 in)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
F1929.81
Rights
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/1f489a50ceadf5a27039332d9eba5db8

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