Painting
1870-1883 (made)
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The Wazir Khan mosque was built in the period 1634-1641 by a physician called Hakim Ala al-Din Ansari of Chiniot, who was widely known as Wazir Khan. He became governor of the Punjab during Shah Jahan’s reign (1628-1658). The mosque is famed for its intricate tile work on the exterior and the ornate and highly detailed frescoes in the interior. This painting is by Mohammed Din who was trained at the Lahore School of Art.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Copy of a fresco panel inside the Wazir Khan Mosque by Mohamed Din, Lahore, late 19th cnetury. |
| Physical description | Drawing of a decorative panel showing a vase with flowers set inside an arched niche with a yellow background. The vase is a blue and white Chinese ceramic and the floral display includes iris and carnations. There is further floral decoration on a blue background outside of the niche. |
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| Summary | The Wazir Khan mosque was built in the period 1634-1641 by a physician called Hakim Ala al-Din Ansari of Chiniot, who was widely known as Wazir Khan. He became governor of the Punjab during Shah Jahan’s reign (1628-1658). The mosque is famed for its intricate tile work on the exterior and the ornate and highly detailed frescoes in the interior. This painting is by Mohammed Din who was trained at the Lahore School of Art. |
| Bibliographic reference | Bryant, Julius and Weber, Susan, John Lockwood Kipling: Arts and Crafts in the Punjab and London Newhaven: Yale University Press, 2017
p. 476, fig. 16.5, and p. 538, cat. 127 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.2496-1883 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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