A MUGHAL INDIA CARVED WOOD QUR’AN STAND (REHAL) Mughal India,...
A MUGHAL INDIA CARVED WOOD QUR’AN STAND (REHAL)
Mughal India, 19th century
Folding Qur'an stand, carved from two hinged rectangular boards, the surfaces covered edge to edge in dense, deeply cut scrolling foliate arabesques, with curling tendrils and small pellet-like buds.
39cm x 27.5cm x 4cm when folded
For further reference on the subject see:
Carvalho, P.M, What Happened to the Mughal Furniture? The Role of the Imperial Worlshops, the Decorative Motifs Used, and the Influence of Western Models, 2004, pp.79-93.
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A MUGHAL INDIA CARVED WOOD QUR’AN STAND (REHAL)
Mughal India, 19th century
Folding Qur'an stand, carved from two hinged rectangular boards, the surfaces covered edge to edge in dense, deeply cut scrolling foliate arabesques, with curling tendrils and small pellet-like buds.
39cm x 27.5cm x 4cm when folded
For further reference on the subject see:
Carvalho, P.M, What Happened to the Mughal Furniture? The Role of the Imperial Worlshops, the Decorative Motifs Used, and the Influence of Western Models, 2004, pp.79-93.
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Time, Location
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