GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Jalis are openwork stone screens that allow air and light to pass from the outside of a house or court to the inside. This example combines the Islamic sense of geometric and abstract design with an Indic feeling for richly floral and tree form ornamentation. The result is both dynamically three-dimensional and formally elegant.
Such screens are related in style to other Mughal architectural and decorative works, in which the design is symmetrical and abstract, though naturalistic imagery, particularly floral, is integrated into the overall pattern. Mughal emperors from Babur to Shah Jahan were interested in the abundant array of flowering plant life they observed in India. When used as part of an architectural design, floral motifs might be quite realistically carved or treated as repetitive, stylized ornaments.
Adapted from
- Anne Bromberg, "Pair of jali screens," in The Arts of India, South East Asia, and the Himalayas, Anne R. Bromberg (Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2013), 113.
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Mughal: AAT: 300018939
Geography
India (nation): TGN: 7000198
Process/materials
sandstone: AAT: 300011376
Historical periods
eighteenth century: AAT: 300404512
Individuals
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PROVENANCE
n.d.: Spinks, London
n.d.: Private collection
2009: Dallas Museum of Art, Gift of the Junior Associates, purchased from Carlton Rochell, New York [1]
Notes:
The main source for this provenance is the "Acquisition Proposal (Attachment D)" in the Collections Records object file 2009.8.1-2. Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[1] See invoice dated March 9, 2009 in Collections Records object file 2009.8.1-2.
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25435360: UMO
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WEB RESOURCES
- Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History~Learn more about the arts of the Mughal empire.
- Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History~Explore the importance of geometric patterns in Islamic art.
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General Description
Jalis are openwork stone screens that allow air and light to pass from the outside of a house or court to the inside. This example combines the Islamic sense of geometric and abstract design with an Indic feeling for richly floral and tree form ornamentation. The result is both dynamically three-dimensional and formally elegant.
Such screens are related in style to other Mughal architectural and decorative works, in which the design is symmetrical and abstract, though naturalistic imagery, particularly floral, is integrated into the overall pattern. Mughal emperors from Babur to Shah Jahan were interested in the abundant array of flowering plant life they observed in India. When used as part of an architectural design, floral motifs might be quite realistically carved or treated as repetitive, stylized ornaments.
Adapted from
- Anne Bromberg, "Pair of jali screens," in The Arts of India, South East Asia, and the Himalayas, Anne R. Bromberg (Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2013), 113.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
- Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History~Learn more about the arts of the Mughal empire.
- Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History~Explore the importance of geometric patterns in Islamic art.
Notes
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Mughal: AAT: 300018939
Geography
India (nation): TGN: 7000198
Process/materials
sandstone: AAT: 300011376
Historical periods
eighteenth century: AAT: 300404512
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
n.d.: Spinks, London
n.d.: Private collection
2009: Dallas Museum of Art, Gift of the Junior Associates, purchased from Carlton Rochell, New York [1]
Notes:
The main source for this provenance is the "Acquisition Proposal (Attachment D)" in the Collections Records object file 2009.8.1-2. Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[1] See invoice dated March 9, 2009 in Collections Records object file 2009.8.1-2.
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