Queen Trisala on Her Couch, c. 1500, 4 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. (11.43 x 27.31 cm), Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, India, 15th-16th century, Growing contacts between northern Indian and the Islamic cultures of Mamluk Egypt and Timurid Persia transformed Jain manuscript painting during the fifteenth century. Paper, introduced from Persia in the twelfth century, gained popularity and by 1350 had replaced palm leaves as the preferred ground for Jain album painting. The importation of illustrated Islamic manuscripts, decorative book bindings, and luxury carpets enriched the visual vocabulary of the Indian subcontinent. The more generous paper format permitted artists to develop ornamental border decorations like those seen here. Continuous-knot designs, the deep crimson ground, and floral medallions are further indications of Persian influence on Jain manuscript illumination.
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Queen Trisala, Couch, 1500, Opaque watercolor, gold, paper, India, 15th-16th century, Growing contacts, northern Indian, Islamic cultures, Mamluk Egypt, Timurid Persia transformed Jain manuscript painting, fifteenth century, Paper, introduced, Persia, twelfth century, gained popularity, 1350, replaced palm leaves, preferred ground, Jain album painting, importation, illustrated Islamic manuscripts, decorative book bindings, luxury carpets enriched, visual vocabulary, Indian subcontinent, generous paper format permitted artists, develop ornamental border decorations, Continuous-knot designs, deep crimson ground, floral medallions, further indications, Persian influence, Jain manuscript, illumination
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