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Nature Supernatural

Cleveland Museum of Art · Sep 22, 2023 – Mar 3, 2024

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Works in this exhibition

Dragon in foliage with lion and phoenix headsSahkulu · mid-1500s
Woolen carpet with millefleurs decorationIndia, Kashmir · early 1600s
LocketNorthwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Jaipur · 1700s
Box decorated with Shiva, Vishnu, Krishna, and GaneshaNorthwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Jaipur · c. 1800

Plate with Nandi in CenterNorthwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Jaipur · c. 1800

Box Decorated with Shiva, Vishnu, Krishna, and GaneshaNorthwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Jaipur · c. 1800

Cover for a Box Decorated with Shiva, Vishnu, Krishna, and GaneshaNorthwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Jaipur · c. 1800

Fragment of a Shawl BorderKashmir · c. 1815–25

Pendant with Matsya (fish incarnation of Vishnu) defeating HayagrivaNorthwestern India, Rajasthan Pratapgarh · 1800s

Border of a ShawlIndia, Kashmir · c. 1825–30

Border Fragment of a ShawlKashmir · early 1800s

The soldier receives a garland of roses from his wife which will remain fresh as long as she is faithful, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fourth NightMughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605) · c. 1560

Illuminated folio (recto) from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sa'di (c. 1213–1291)Sultan 'Ali al-Mashadi · calligraphy: c. 1475–1500; border: c. 1550

Vishnu on Ananta, the Endless SerpentNorthern India, Himachal Pradesh, Pahari Region, Rajput Kingdom of Chamba · c. 1700

Divine couple seated in a lotus blossomNorthern India, Pahari Region, Himachal Pradesh, Rajput Kingdom of Kangra · early 1800s

Markandeya Viewing Krishna in the Cosmic OceanNorthern India, Jammu and Kashmir, Pahari Kingdom of Basohli · c. 1680

Zulaykha in her palace and as an elderly woman with Joseph (recto), from a Panj Ganj (Five Treasures) of Abd al- Rahman Jami (Persian, 1414–1492)Mushfiq · 1603–7

Vase with flower arrangement and scrollworkMughal India, Lucknow · c. 1750–1800

A floral fantasy of animals and birds (Waq-waq)Mughal India · early 1600s

Sacrificial Fire, from the "Tula Ram" Bhagavata PuranaWestern India, Gujarat, Surat · c. 1720

A female figure standing in a landscape holding a four-stringed “khuuchir” and a lotusMughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605) · c. 1590

InkstandNorthwestern India, Rajasthan, Jaipur · 1800s

Still Life: Bouquet of Flowers Emerging from the GrassNorthwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bundi · c. 1750

Persian calligraphy framed by an ornamental border of flowers, birds, and deer, from the Late Shah Jahan AlbumMir 'Ali Haravi · calligraphy: c. 1500–1540; border: c. 1630–40

Seven men disputing possession of a woman bring her before the Tree of Justice into which she is absorbed, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Sixth NightMughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605) · c. 1560

Illuminated folio from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sa'di (c. 1213–1291)Sultan 'Ali al-Mashadi · about 1475–1500; border: about 1550