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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
www.kobatirth.org
Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
Rajput Bronzes, Mughal and Rajput armory and a few later stone sculptures and inscriptions. The whole section is divided into four sub-divisions, following the tradition of the art on display.
Art predominantly following pre-Muslim-Hindu tradition :
Bengal and Orissa
Saris and other textiles from Orissa, Murshidabad, Dacca etc. ivory groups representing various folk types, processions etc. from Murshidabad and Delhi, silverwork from Dacca and Cuttack and bangles pottery and leather work from various places.
Southern India and Deccan
Saris and dhotis from Ranipeth, Pudukottai, Karnatak and Maharashtra, bronzes house idols, trays, dishes etc. with mythological scenes (silver on embossed copper) from Tanjore, jewelry in gold and silver, ivory images of gods from Travancore, carved ivory boxes from Malabar, various ivories from Vizagapattam, sandal-wood carvings from Mysore, some Mysore relievo panels mounted in mother-of-pearl, ivory mosaic from Bilimora, gilt lacquer figures from Travancore and painted and lacquer work from Belgaum and Savantvadi.
Art mainly based on Indo-Muslim tradition-pre-Mughal
Architectural fragments from Mosques and tombs at Champaner, the richly carved ceiling of Sheikh Farid's tomb from Patan; several stone inscriptions from various places in Gujarat recording construction of mosques etc., wooden copies of decorative stone-work from Ahmedabad, glazed pottery fragments (14th-16th centuries) from Baroda, Champaner, Ahmedabad; tiles of the same period from Bengal, glazed and painted pottery from Multan and Hala (Sind), unglazed pottery from Lucknow, jugs, surahis etc. of engraved or tinned copper from Kashmir, Peshawar ctc., ivorywork from Sind, Punjab and Delhi, woven carpets from Persia, Afghanistan, applique leather carpet from Sind, pintados. from Masulipatam, gold brocades, gold tinsel work, etc. from Gujarat.
Mughal art and art following Mughal traditions
Various models of marble jalis, carved wooden doors, architectural reliefs etc. building inscriptions and their estampages, textiles like tent-walls of 16th-17th centu ries, velvet wall hangings, fragments of Mughal carpets, Jaipur and Kashmir carpets it the Mughal tradition, painted and printed razais, covers and quilts etc., embroidere with flowers, Kashmir shawls and rumals woven and embroidered, male and femal costumes, heavy gold Saris in Mughal fashion from Delhi, Benaras, Poona and Surat steel armors, helmets, shields, etc., Bidri metal-work and Koftgari work from Lahore Sialkot, Jaipur Muradabad, Lucknow and Bidar. Silver-work (embossed filigree or enam eled) from Kashmir, Lucknow Dacca, Cutack, Madras, cups, bowls, sogtas, game fig ures etc. of Jade, Agate, rock crystals etc. some studded with precious stones, marbl
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