Tent Panel with Flowering Motif

late 18th century

Not on view

This textile served as a panel of a tent hanging, used to enclose private spaces during military campaigns or other travelling undertaken by men of rank in Mughal India. This panel presents a flowering plant set under a lobed arch, the intercedes filled with a green ground floral design, the mordant and dyes applied by brush, and the border indicated with a hatched repeat pattern. The strong clear design set against an undyed background functioned well as a bold tent decoration. The lobed arch makes direct reference to Islamic architectural motifs pervasive in India in this period.

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Title: Tent Panel with Flowering Motif
Date: late 18th century
Culture: India (Rajasthan)
Medium: Cotton, painted mordant and resist dyed (kalamkari)
Dimensions: Overall: 68 x 41 in. (172.7 x 104.1 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Dyed
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Yukikazu Iwasa, in memory of Seizaburo and Shizuko Iwasa, 2012
Object Number: 2012.487.2
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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