INDIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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Two pietra dura studies from the Taj Mahal
India, early 19th century
The first with an ornate single floral pattern, the second with two horizontal bands each containing a different floral design, both rendered in vibrant reds, yellows and greens with fine brushstrokes
Pen, ink and pigments on paper
7¼ x 13 in. (18.4 x 33 cm.), the larger
7¼ x 12 7/8 in. (18.4 x 32.7 cm.) (2)

Provenance

Private collection, New York, before 1979

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Lot Essay

These studies of pietra dura are from the lower panels of the interior walls of the Taj Mahal, where natural plant motifs were bordered by a stylized creeper pattern: see S.P. Verma (ed.), Floral and Fauna in Mughal Art, 1999, p. 156, figs. 11-12.

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