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| Keywords: A disgruntled courtier compares himself to a Brahmin.jpg en A disgruntled courtier compares himself to a Brahmin Source http //www christies com/LotFinder/search/LotDetail asp sid intObjectID 4160805 SE CMWCAT04+105174+294375906+ QR M+1+45+Aqc0000900+95928++Aqc0000900+ entry india SU 1 RQ True AN 46 downloaded Sept 2003 PORTRAIT OF A PERSIAN COURTIER Probably Mughal India 1620-30 Pen and ink heightened with gouache and gold on paper the courtier wearing an elaborate turban standing with his hands folded in front of him inscribed above and below in black mounted on an album page Album leaf 11ΒΌ x 7in 28 5 x 17 7cm Lot Notes The inscription reads I have been tying the belt of service throughout my life what is my value I would have been a Brahman had I tied so many zunnar sacred threads In your service there is no motto or profession for me other than servitude The inscription is clearly a complaint of an official to his superior or ruler and may relate to the subject of the painting This is a sensitive portrait of a young Persian courtier wearing the large turban and moustache fashionable during the reign of Shah Abbas 1587-1629 He is clasping his hands before him and stands with his feet closely together 1620-30 http //www columbia edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1600_1699/jahangir/yogi/yogi html author PD-old-100 17th-century illuminated manuscripts Mughal manuscripts Persian manuscripts Uploaded with UploadWizard | ||||
