PROVINCIAL MUGHAL, LUCKNOW 1780-1820

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NINE FOLIOS WITH DRAWINGS OF LUXURY OBJECTS
Provincial Mughal, Lucknow 1780-1820
Black pen on buff paper, double-sided, with designs of gem-set hilts of swords and other fittings, palanquins, jewellery and various other ornaments including a mask, a shield and goblets, slightly worn at edges, old repairs, all in modern mounts
Each approximately 8 x 12¼in. (20.2 x 31.2cm.) (9)

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拍品专文

In the years between 1780 and 1820 Oudh was ruled by a sucession of nawabs who shared a taste for luxury and Lucknow, their capital, became renowned as a high-living city. Designs for extravagant objects made for the ruler and his courtiers were drawn in detailed sketches such as these. These designs were often fanciful to the point of flamboyance and the witty drawings stand as works of art in their own right.

Three drawings from a similar series in the Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art are published in Leach, Linda York, Paintings from India, no.56 pp.190-1. Leach also mentions a set of 58 comparable drawings are in the V&A.