Category Archives: Oriental art

Art section, Museum of king Shivaji, India

The art section displays the collections of Sir Purushottam Mavji, acquired in 1915, and the art collections of Sir Ratan Tata and Sir Dorab Tata, donated in 1921 and 1933 respectively. In this section, the most famous paintings, sketches of ‘ Rajaravivarma ‘, and ‘Sir. Ratan Tata ‘, has a…

Art section, Museum of king Shivaji, India

Decorative Art, Museum of king Shivaji, India

The museum has decorative artefacts such as textiles, ivories, Mughal jades, silver, gold and artistic metal ware. The ivory section has artefacts dating as early as the Gupta era. It also has a collection of European paintings, Chinese and Japanese porcelain, ivory and jade artefacts. The museum also has sections…

Decorative Art, Museum of king Shivaji, India

Archaeological section, Museum of king Shivaji, India

Sculptures and coins transferred from the Poona Museum in Pune and the collections of the Bombay branch of the Royal Asiatic Society resulted in the development of an archaeological section, with precious sculptures and epigrams. The Indus Valley Culture Gallery houses fishing hooks, weapons, ornaments and weights and measures from…

Archaeological section, Museum of king Shivaji, India

India 16-18 century, Museum of Islamic Art, Doha

The Mughal Empire in India lasted from 1526 until (technically) 1858, although from the late 17th century power flowed away from the emperors to local rulers, and later European powers, above all the British Raj, who were the main power in India by the late 18th century. The period is…

India 16-18 century, Museum of Islamic Art, Doha

Bidri Gallery, Salar Jung Museum

The word Bidri took its name from the city of Bidar situated about 120 kilometers north-west of Hyderabad. There are two techniques in use in preparing Bidri objects, namely Tahnashin and Zarbaland. In Tahnashin (deeply cut work), the designs are engraved deeply and the gold or silver pieces are laid…

Bidri Gallery, Salar Jung Museum

Jade Gallery, Salar Jung Museum

Jade is a semi precious stone, varies in colour from almost pure white, emerald green to a dark black green. The term jade includes Nephrite and Jadeite. The collection includes wine cups (plain and studded with precious stones) plates, cups, book stands belt buckles, arm rests, flywhisk handles and hair…

Jade Gallery, Salar Jung Museum

Indian Miniature Paintings, Salar Jung Museum

The study of Miniature paintings of India is quite fascinating. Some fine examples of Mughal miniatures are displayed in this gallery. The romantic land of Rajasthan contributed the lion’s share in the field of miniature painting. The Rajasthani school co-existed with the Mughal school showing indigenous character. The excellent groups…

Indian Miniature Paintings, Salar Jung Museum

South India Metal Ware, Salar Jung Museum

The crafts of India are diverse, rich in history and religion. The craft of each state in India reflect the influence of different empires. Throughout centuries, crafts have been embedded as a culture and tradition within rural communities. The diversity of religious beliefs has had a great impact on the…

South India Metal Ware, Salar Jung Museum

Indian Textiles and Moghul Glass Gallery , Salar Jung Museum

The textile collection of the museum is an important one which represents vastness and variety. The museum houses a few exquisite examples of tie and dye or Bandhani textiles and a few patola sarees. The collection of Kalamkari textiles in the museum is one of the richest of its kind…

Indian Textiles and Moghul Glass Gallery , Salar Jung Museum

Indian Sculptures, Salar Jung Museum

Though the collection of stone sculptures in the Museum is scanty, yet they are quite significant as they show the characteristic features of the different styles that prevailed in India. An excellent standing figure of Buddha of 3rd century A.D. unearthed from Nelakondapally is exhibited in the gallery. The figure…

Indian Sculptures, Salar Jung Museum

South Indian Bronzes and printed textiles Gallery, Salar Jung Museum

The bronze collections of the museum can give a fairly good idea of the intimate association of this medium of expression with religion in the days by gone. The earliest bronze figure in the Museum’s collection belongs to Late Pallava period depicting a standing Vishnu with usual attributes. The big…

South Indian Bronzes and printed textiles Gallery, Salar Jung Museum

Sculpture of Sato Tadayoshi, Exploration Beauty of Life, Sagawa Art Museum

Sato Tadayoshi (July 4, 1912 – March 30, 2011) is a Japanese sculptor. Founding member of the sculpture department of the new production association. Expressing lively female statues and the like with bronze and wood carving. I also worked on illustration of the picture book “Okinawa Kabu” of the Gospel…

Sculpture of Sato Tadayoshi, Exploration Beauty of Life, Sagawa Art Museum

Modern tea ceremony of Yukichi Shimonemon, Sagawa Art Museum

It consists of two underground exhibition rooms buried in an unusual water garden as a museum, and a tea room built as if floating in a water garden, based on the concept of Keikyu Fumonemon “Shurari”. Mr. Yukichi Shimonemon (樂吉左衞門) himself was designed and supervised to express the tradition of…

Modern tea ceremony of Yukichi Shimonemon, Sagawa Art Museum

Horyu-ji Temple donation treasure lecture surface, Tokyo National Museum

Of Horyu-ji Temple dedication treasure, it is an exhibition focusing on the Kaburagi aspect from the Asuka period to the Nara period. Horyuji dedicated more than 300 precious Temple treasures to the Imperial family in 1878 (Meiji 11), and was awarded 10,000 yen. With this aid from the Imperial Family…

Horyu-ji Temple donation treasure lecture surface, Tokyo National Museum

Horyu-ji Temple treasure gold copper Buddha, Tokyo National Museum

Of Horyuji Temple dedicated treasure, we will exhibit gold copper Buddha until the 6th – 8th centuries. At the same time, the backlight of the same period, the extrusion Buddha will also be exhibited. Horyuji dedicated more than 300 precious Temple treasures to the Imperial family in 1878 (Meiji 11),…

Horyu-ji Temple treasure gold copper Buddha, Tokyo National Museum

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