From the review "The cladding of brick walls with glazed ceramic tiles in shades of azure blue, turquoise, cobalt and white soon became widespread in the Muslim world......Surprisingly, ceramic tile work was not the favourite form of decorative art in Mughal India. Unlike the brick-built architecture of Iran, most imperial Mughal mosques and minarets, palaces and mausoleums were made of red-mauve sandstone and decorated with white marble. Thus the fabulous Taj Mahal, the epitome of Mughal art, is clad in luminous marble inlaid in the pietra dura style with precious and semi-precious stones. Ceramic revetment was extensively used only in the alluvial plain of the Indus Valley, in the western areas of the Mughal Empire bordering Iran, where buildings were constructed out of brick and there was an abundance of clay."
"Curated by Nasreen Askari and Akhund, this landmark exhibition featuring over 400 objects showcased the history and development of ceramic crafts in Pakistan from Mehrgarh (circa 7,000 BC) and the Indus Valley civilisation (circa 3,500 BC) to the present day. Objects on display included shards, vessels, tiles and architectural elements from Mehrgarh, Multan, Jhang, Uch, Sitpur, Lahore, Sehwan, Kamarro Sharif, Thatta and Hala and contemporary ceramics by the noted ceramist Mian Salahuddin."
The video of the exhibition in seven parts is on Youtube; here is the first part
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTmoHHVp_eI
The above quotes are from a Farida M. Said review of the book 'The Tales of the Tile: Ceramic Traditions of Pakistan' by Abdul Hamid Akhund and Nasreen Askari (via 3quarksdaily). It is also reviewed in The Dawn.
"Curated by Nasreen Askari and Akhund, this landmark exhibition featuring over 400 objects showcased the history and development of ceramic crafts in Pakistan from Mehrgarh (circa 7,000 BC) and the Indus Valley civilisation (circa 3,500 BC) to the present day. Objects on display included shards, vessels, tiles and architectural elements from Mehrgarh, Multan, Jhang, Uch, Sitpur, Lahore, Sehwan, Kamarro Sharif, Thatta and Hala and contemporary ceramics by the noted ceramist Mian Salahuddin."
The video of the exhibition in seven parts is on Youtube; here is the first part
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTmoHHVp_eI
The above quotes are from a Farida M. Said review of the book 'The Tales of the Tile: Ceramic Traditions of Pakistan' by Abdul Hamid Akhund and Nasreen Askari (via 3quarksdaily). It is also reviewed in The Dawn.
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