Inlaid Box for the Portuguese Market, ca0, Probably made in India, Gujarat, probably Ahmedabad, Wood (teak); veneered with ebony, inlaid ivory, and lac, H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm), Wood, From the late sixteenth century onward, Mughal India actively exported goods to Europe, particularly to Portugal, where such inlaid work was treasured. While many Europeanizing elements are evident in the decoration of this box, the hunting scenes were originally inspired by Persian compositions, which had in turn become popular in Mughal painting
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Inlaid Box, Portuguese Market, ca0, India, Gujarat, Ahmedabad, Wood, teak, veneered, ebony, inlaid ivory, lac, H, 3 1/4, 8.3 cm, late sixteenth century, onward, Mughal India, actively, exported, goods, Europe, particularly, Portugal, work, treasured, Europeanizing elements, evident, decoration, box, hunting scenes, originally inspired, Persian compositions, turn, popular, painting
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