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拍品专文
Staffs of this kind were often carried by senior officials at the Mughal court. Royal paintings such as folio 43b in the Windsor Padshahnama dated to circa 1635 includes a similar example (Beach, Koch and Thackston, 1997, no. 5, pp. 28-29). The delicate floral motifs in basse-taille enamelling are representative of both the architectural decorations and illustrated borders with similar patterns dating from the first half of the seventeenth century.
Parrots hold a strong symbolic presence in both Persian and Mughal arts. By the 16th century, they were already, from centuries earlier, associated with Indo-Persian storytelling and literary eloquence. They were a symbol that would have been recognised by any cultured person in Mughal India, the Deccan Sultanates and Safavid Iran. The Tutinama (Tales of the Parrot) which is a 14th century Persian series of stories was an extremely popular text in the Mughal court. A lavish illustrated copy including 250 illustrations was commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Akbar at the end of the 16th century.
The central section is set with a modern rock crystal mount.
Parrots hold a strong symbolic presence in both Persian and Mughal arts. By the 16th century, they were already, from centuries earlier, associated with Indo-Persian storytelling and literary eloquence. They were a symbol that would have been recognised by any cultured person in Mughal India, the Deccan Sultanates and Safavid Iran. The Tutinama (Tales of the Parrot) which is a 14th century Persian series of stories was an extremely popular text in the Mughal court. A lavish illustrated copy including 250 illustrations was commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Akbar at the end of the 16th century.
The central section is set with a modern rock crystal mount.