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The Sea in a Jug: The Welch Collection of Islamic and Later Indian Art

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A buck with large antlers surrounded by smaller depictions of animals.

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Three women standing around a seated man holding a fan, saucers, and a tea kettle.
Title wall with exhibition title: The Sea In A Jug.

Selected Works

Illustrated folio from the Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp. Attributed to Sultan Muhammad. Iran, Tabriz.

Watercolor with gold lead depicting multiple figures and animals surrounded by trees and plants, overlaid with text.

Attributed to Mir Ali. Herat (Afghanistan) or Bukhara (Uzbekistan)

Watercolor with golf of text surrounded by a pattern.

Maharaja Surat Singh

A watercolor of a group of men depicted in color peeking through a white structure.

Artist unidentified

A knife with an intricately carved jade handle in the shape of a horse head.

Attributed to Mansur. India, Mughal.

A perched blue and white bird standing among plants.

Artist unidentified

An intricate floral design in red, green, and blue.

Artist unidentified

Carved steel lettering.
Installation view of "The Sea in a Jug: The Welch Collection of Islamic and Later Indian Art" with cushions and a designed rug.

Artist unidentified

A large tree with blooming flowers surrounded by birds and other animals against a green background.

Artist unidentified

A set of fishes carved out of silver positioned in a circle.

Artist unidentified

Four elephants surrounded by two small human figures.

Attributed to the Kota Master C. India, Rajasthan, Kota

A woman depicted in a garden surrounded by a variety of animals against a red background.

Artist unidentified

An intricately carved red sandstone sculpture.

Artist unidentified

A watercolor portrait of a man wearing yellow and green clothing depicted against a blue background.

Attributed to the Hada Master

Watercolor with gold depicting three women surrounding a seated man.

Installation Views

  • Wide view of exhibition entry, flanked by display cases and wall-mounted artworks across the gallery
  • Gallery featuring an ornate architectural arch, central sculpture on a yellow pedestal, and a seating area with red cushions in the background
  • Bronze animal sculpture in a display case on a yellow pedestal, with framed artwork on a white wall in the background
  • Patterned rug with animal motifs spread across the floor, surrounded by red cushions against a blue wall
  • Framed drawing of an elephant mounted on a pedestal, with wall text in the background
  • Ornate gold-handled sword displayed upright in a clear vitrine against a pale yellow wall with wall text

Installation view of The Sea in a Jug: The Welch Collection of Islamic and Later Indian Art, Upper Jetté Gallery, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, 2020. Photo: Joel Page

Installation view of The Sea in a Jug: The Welch Collection of Islamic and Later Indian Art, Upper Jetté Gallery, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, 2020. Photo: Joel Page

Installation view of The Sea in a Jug: The Welch Collection of Islamic and Later Indian Art, Upper Jetté Gallery, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, 2020. Photo: Joel Page

Installation view of The Sea in a Jug: The Welch Collection of Islamic and Later Indian Art, Upper Jetté Gallery, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, 2020. Photo: Joel Page

Installation view of The Sea in a Jug: The Welch Collection of Islamic and Later Indian Art, Upper Jetté Gallery, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, 2020. Photo: Joel Page

Installation view of The Sea in a Jug: The Welch Collection of Islamic and Later Indian Art, Upper Jetté Gallery, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, 2020. Photo: Joel Page