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Drawing of the side panel of Shah Jahan's cenotaph in Taj Mahal.
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This painting features a design for a Mughal decorative tile. The flowers are intended to represent pietra dura, known as parchin kari, a technique that involves inlaying stones. This is a common feature in architecture under the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (r. 1627-1658), and is featured prominently throughout the Taj Mahal, Agra. Company School.
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Mrs. R. Minturn Sedgwick in memory of R. Minturn Sedgwick Class of 1921
Title: Drawing of the side panel of Shah Jahan's cenotaph in Taj Mahal.
Description:
This painting features a design for a Mughal decorative tile.
The flowers are intended to represent pietra dura, known as parchin kari, a technique that involves inlaying stones.
This is a common feature in architecture under the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (r.
1627-1658), and is featured prominently throughout the Taj Mahal, Agra.
Company School.
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