Art of the Indian Court
Architectural Elements, Jalis and Paintings from Terence McInerney
second floor gallery
6 January – 11 February 2006

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L.A. Louver will celebrate its 30th anniversary with an exhibition of Indian architectural elements, jalis and miniature paintings from the collection of renowned Indian art dealer and scholar Terence McInerney.

The exhibition includes seven architectural elements, including jalis, carved from stone during the time of the Mughal Empire (1526-1857). Jalis were used extensively in Indian architecture as window screens, room dividers, and railings for thrones, platforms, terraces, and balconies.The exhibition will include three jalis and three architectural reliefs carved from red sandstone, which date from the late sixteenth through early seventeenth centuries. A seventh sculpture dating from the eighteenth century, carved from white marble and decorated with a geometric pattern of overlapping banana leaves, originally served as a water chute or chadar.

The exhibition also features approximately a dozen Indian paintings and drawings made between the late sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, including examples from the Jaipur, Bilaspur, Bikaner, Mewar and Jhilai schools of painting. For centuries, miniature paintings have been treasured possessions of the Indian upper classes.

Past Indian Miniature exhibitions at LA Louver

Indian Miniatures
February 16 - March 17 1990

Indian Miniatures
January 10 - February 4 1989

 

Thakur Gyan Singh Watches a Prince Receiving Water from Women at a Village Well
  

The Emaciated Hero Brings a Garland of Flowers to his Beloved (Rajasthan Painting)
  

Equestrian Portrait of Bakhtawar Singh
  

Maharaja Abhai Singh
  

The Wedding of Krishna
Illustration from a dispersed series of a the Bhagavata Purana (Book Ten)
  

Nobleman Seated on the Verandah of His City Mansion
  

Nine Soldiers Marching
Illustration from a dispersed series of the Madhavanala-Kamakandala
  

Radha Offers Flowers to Krishna
Illustration from a dispersed series of the Baramasa (Months of the Year)
  

A Young Disciple Brings a Tethered Antelope to His Guru
  

A Seated Guru
  

Attendant Waving a Chauri (Ceremonial Fly Whisk)
  

Overview of the City of Chitor
  

Pierced Window Screen (Jali), late 16th - early 17th century
  

Pierced Window Screen (Jali), late 16th - early 17th Century
  

Pierced Window Screen (Jali), late 16th - early 17th Century
 

Stone Panel with Recessed Niche and Carved Vase Decorated with Floral Motifs, early 17th century

  

Stone Panel with Recessed Niche Containing Two Covered Bowls and a Larger Vase with Flowers, early 17th century
  

Stone Panel with Recessed Niche Containing Two Covered Bowls and a Larger Vase with Flowers, early 17th century
  

Water Chute (Chadar) Decorated with Overlapping Banana Leaves
  

Breastplate
  

Demon (Bhuta) Mask
  

Demon (Bhuta) Mask
  

Demon (Bhuta) Mask with Feline Ears and Whiskers
  

Installation photography, Art of the Indian Court, 6 January – 11 February, 2006 >>