Bidri Water Pipe BaseOf the small number of known bidri objects that predate the eighteenth century, a majority are huqqa (water pipe) bases. Tobacco arrived in India sometime in the late sixteenth century, brought by the Portuguese from the New World to the port of Goa
Many of the known examples of Indian huqqa bases from the seventeenth and eighteenth
Four Folios from the Emperor’s Album (nos. 55.121.10.39, .13, .21,.4r)This celebrated imperial Mughal album (muraqqa‘), known as the Shah Jahan, or Emperors’, Album originally consisted of fifty leaves containing paintings, illuminated pages, and calligraphy
See “The Two Worlds of Payag—Further Evidence on a Mughal Artist.� In Indian
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
were produced at Qing imperial workshops; a rare portrait of Joanna de Silva, an Indian
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
were produced at Qing imperial workshops; a rare portrait of Joanna de Silva, an Indian
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
came to The Met’s stage for a program deeply rooted in the traditions of southern Indian
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
came to The Met’s stage for a program deeply rooted in the traditions of southern Indian
Celebrate art, culture, and makers during The Met’s annual fall festival! Explore how people around the world find inspiration through materials and technology, and use your own creativity to experiment with new and traditional art-making techniques. Enjoy performances, storytelling, interactive
Performances Thunderbird American Indian Dancers 12–12:30 pm, David H.
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
were produced at Qing imperial workshops; a rare portrait of Joanna de Silva, an Indian
Search art at the Metropolitan Museum.
The Fountain, No. 1: The Wounded Indian Slaking His Death Thirst Thomas Cole 1843
The Art of Indian Asia: its Mythology and Transformations.
