Ceramic Plate Magnet "The Wrestling Master is Challenged by His Pupil"
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A fridge magnet inspired by an artwork from the Shaybanid Period (1560-61 CE), which celebrates the exquisite mastery of the empire’s weavers. The magnet depicts a king sitting on his throne as he watches a wrestling match unfold before his eyes. The original illustration was painted by Mahmud Muzahhib in the famous city of Bukhara.
Original artwork is part of Museum of Islamic Art's “Fashioning an Empire: Textiles from Safavid Iran" Exhibition.
Artwork inspired by: "The wrestling master challenged by his pupil"
painted by Mahmud Muzahhib (active ca 905-968 AH/1500-1560 CE)
Uzbekistan, Bukhara
Shaybanid period, dated 968 AH (1560-61 CE)
Gold, ink and opaque watercolour on paper
Museum of Islamic Art, Doha
MIA.2013.110
Diameter: 8.3cm
- SKU
- TSVR004469
Description / Ceramic Plate Magnet "The Wrestling Master is Challenged by His Pupil"
A fridge magnet inspired by an artwork from the Shaybanid Period (1560-61 CE), which celebrates the exquisite mastery of the empire’s weavers. The magnet depicts a king sitting on his throne as he watches a wrestling match unfold before his eyes. The original illustration was painted by Mahmud Muzahhib in the famous city of Bukhara.
Original artwork is part of Museum of Islamic Art's “Fashioning an Empire: Textiles from Safavid Iran" Exhibition.
Artwork inspired by: "The wrestling master challenged by his pupil"
painted by Mahmud Muzahhib (active ca 905-968 AH/1500-1560 CE)
Uzbekistan, Bukhara
Shaybanid period, dated 968 AH (1560-61 CE)
Gold, ink and opaque watercolour on paper
Museum of Islamic Art, Doha
MIA.2013.110
Diameter: 8.3cm