Jeweled Casket with Birds
This small green and white jade casket is adorned with groups of jeweled parakeets, peacocks, and flowers outlined in inlaid gold. Jade working is an exceptionally time-consuming process that requires a great deal of skill due to the hard and brittle nature of the stone. Highly skilled artisans of the Mughal Empire carved works like this example from jade that they then inset with precious gems. These objects, decorated with floral motifs favored by the Mughal elite, were often exchanged as gifts.
Artwork Details
- Title: Jeweled Casket with Birds
- Date: 19th century
- Geography: Attributed to India
- Medium: Nephrite; inlaid with gold, inset with diamonds, sapphires, rubies, pearl, and mother-of-pearl
- Dimensions: H. 4 in. (10.2 cm)
W. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm) - Classification: Stone
- Credit Line: The Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George Coe Graves, 1930
- Object Number: 30.103a, b
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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19th century
Ghulam ‘Ali Khan
19th century
19th century
dated 1268 AH/1851–52 CE
19th century
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