Room 41: South Asia
The Nehru Gallery displays jewellery, textiles, furniture, arms and armour, metalwork and paintings of the Mughal and British periods (16th-19th centuries)
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Room 47b: South Asian Sculpture
A display of sculptures and devotional objects from the Indian subcontinent
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Indian company paintings
Company painting is a broad term for a variety of Indian hybrid styles that developed as a result of European influence
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Indian tea set
This tea set is the work of the renowned Oomersi Mawji, Court Silversmith to the ruler of Kutch, now in Gujarat, western India
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The British in South Asia
Due to the popularity of painted and printed cottons (chintzes), textiles dominated trade between India and Britain
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Portrait miniatures: India
In 1785 the miniaturists John Smart, Ozias Humphry and Diana Hill independently made the six-month voyage by boat to India.
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South & South-East Asia collections: staff & areas of expertise
India & South-East Asia: Staff & Areas of Expertise
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V&A working in and with India
V&A curators and conservators are frequent visitors to Indian art institutions, working with several museums on a variety of projects. Research visits are also often made b…
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Figures & Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography (HB)
Figures and Fictions presents the work of 17 South African photographers, all of whom are currently living and working in the country. It features wor…
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