Art of Mughal India - Painting and Precious Objects

It was nearly three years ago that George Montgomery, then director of Asia I House Gallery, invited Stuart Cary Welch to investigate the possibilities of an exhibition on the art of Mughal India. This exhibition is the fruit of that suggestion-a project which the Gallery's Panel of Advisors has warmly supported. Since then, Mr. Welch has travelled widely in the Orient, as well as in Europe and America, choosing the exhibition and arranging for loans. Whenever circumstances permitted it, the institutions and collectors who were approached have been wonder fully generous in their responses. The result is the first major Mughal exhibition in this country and a catalogue that is virtually a book on this little-explored subject.

Surprisingly enough, the bulk of the material comes from various American collections such as that of Alice and Nasli Heeramaneck in whose faithful support we can always rejoice. Our own museums are likewise constantly responsive to such unusual projects and our thanks to their directors, curators, and trustees are again most gratefully given. So, too, with our American scholars who, as in the present case of Sher man E. Lee, permit us to display newly discovered treasures. We here take great pleasure in showing several pages from Cleveland's TUTI-NAMA (TALES OF A PARROT) No.4-an acquisition of major importance that has scarcely been announced even to the scholarly world.

We should like to express our gratitude to the many colleagues and friends without whose help and encouragement this exhibition would not have been possible, and especially to:

In India: Moti Chandra, Pramod Chandra, B. Ch. Chhabra, His Highness the Maharaja of Jaipur, Rai Krishnadasa, Seth Kasturbhai Lalbhai, Grace Morley, Kumar Sangram Singh of Nawalgarh.

**Contents and Sample Pages**