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V. Shetti (Prince of Wales Museum, Bombay) 1971: Mahabharata war scene; popular, Mughal, 17th C.</p>\n<p>From Ettinghausen, “Islamic Art from Princeton”: Listed “Battle Scene” from a Razm-nameh manuscript attributed to Ahmad Kashmiri.  India, Mughal School, Akbar period, end of the 16th century. (See reference Bib. 702)</p>\n<p><br />Sold initially at Sotheby Parke-Bernet, 25 Oct 1921, lot 273</p>","remarks":"From accession card. "},{"texttype":"Online","textpurpose":"Gallery Label","textentryhtml":"\nThe <i>Razmnama</i> (Book of War) is the Persian-language version of the Indian epic the <i>Mahabharata</i>, one of the two most important epics in Indian culture (the other is the<i> Ramayana</i>, an illustrated page from which appears above). This painting, from an imperially commissioned <i>Razmnama</i>, depicts a battle in full flight and features Karna and Arjuna, two of the main protagonists in the <em>Razmnama</em>. In the painting, Arjuna enters the scene on a chariot traveling at full speed, having just released an <i>anja</i>-like weapon (which resembles a thunderbolt) from his bow. At his side, identifiable by his blue skin, is Krishna, the Hindu deity. In firing his weapon toward Karna, Arjuna is flouting traditional battle etiquette, for Karna is defenseless. He has dismounted from his chariot, seen along the left border, and attempts to lift a stuck wheel out of the mud. Arjuna strikes him in the act. An arc of vibrantly painted blood spurts upward from his neck, and his lifeless head rests on the ground, near his feet. The onlooking troops, stunned by this breach of battle decorum, extend their arms toward both Arjuna and Karna.<p></p>","remarks":"Asian Rotation June 2016"}],"datebegin":1598,"sortnumber":"1969   38y","published_date":"2026-04-23 02:00:46.229233","objectid":54911,"dimensions":"painting: 20.7 × 12.4 cm (8 1/8 × 4 7/8 in.)\r\nsheet: 30.6 × 17.1 cm (12 1/16 × 6 3/4 in.)","on_view":false}