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Indian, India

Wine cup of Emperor Jahangir, 1612-1613

Now On View

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Indian

Title

Wine cup of Emperor Jahangir

Year

1612-1613

Medium

Quartz and chromium muscovite

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Quartz,
  • chromium

Place

India; India

Type

  • Material Culture

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Fund

Object Number

84.163

Projects & Publications

Publications

Selected Works

Glimpses of Grandeur

Courtly Arts of the Later Islamic Empires

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Bulletin of Rhode Island School of Design, Museum Notes

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Glimpses of Grandeur

September 24 - December 26, 1999

A Decade of Collecting (Painting and Sculpture; Prints, Drawings, and Photographs)

June 26 - September 20, 1987

A Decade of Collecting (Costume and Textiles)

July 17 - September 6, 1987

Asian Art Galleries

Because jade was not readily available in India during the rule of the Mughal emperors, jade-like stones were used to make imperial gifts, such as this wine cup.

Although Quranic law forbids the consumption of alcohol, Emperor Jahangir was known for his fondness of wine. The inscription, carved on the borders at both rim and foot, begins, “This is the cup of water [of life], nourisher of the soul / Of King Jahangir [son of] King Akbar.” At the bottom is the Hijri date 1021, or 1612, the seventh year of Jahangir’s reign.

Rockefeller Asian Art Gallery

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Indian, India

Portrait of Emperor Jahangir, around 1615-1620

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