India, Jewels that Enchanted the World<\/b><\/i> presents for the first time the remarkable history and unique legacy of 500 years of Indian jewelry, from the 17th century to the present. The essays, all written by leading international scholars, explore the rich, distinctive, and unique heritage of Indian jewelry; the striking boldness of South Indian ornaments; the delicate refinement of the Mughal period; the dazzling jewels of the post-Mughal maharajas; the cross-cultural influences between Europe and India in the 19th and early 20th centuries; and the creations of leading contemporary designers whose jewels display the enduring beauty of Indian design and craftsmanship.<\/p>\n
Published to accompany a major exhibition at the State Museums of the Moscow Kremlin organized jointly with the Indo-Russian Jewellery Foundation, this lavishly illustrated catalog brings together royal, ceremonial, and personal Indian jewels to showcase the entire range and variety of the jeweler’s art in India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Published to accompany a major exhibition at the State Museums of the Moscow Kremlin organized jointly with the Indo-Russian Jewellery Foundation, this lavishly illustrated catalog brings together royal, ceremonial, and personal Indian jewels to showcase the entire range and variety of the jeweler’s art in India.
Introduction
\nSouth India: South Indian Jewelry Traditions – Usha R. Balakrishnan
\nThe Mughal Empire: The Mughals: Conquerors, Emperoros, Connoisseurs – Usha R. Balakrishnan
\nPrecious Stones in Indian Jewelry: Maharatnani: The Five Great Gems – Usha R. Balakrishnan
\nThe Princely State of Hyderabad in the Deccan: Jewels of Hyderabad – Usha R. Balakrishnan
\nIndia and Europe: Interconnections in Jewelry Traditions: Jewelry: India and the Western Imagination, 1550-2000
\nIndia of the Maharajas and the French Art of Jewelry – Larisa Peshekhonova
\nThe Great Jewelers of Modern India: The Gem Palace: The Genius of Munnu Kasliwal and Bhagat: Perfection in Creation – Usha R. Balakrishnan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":18864,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5520],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-18863","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-jewellery-watches","7":"author-designed-by-michael-anikst","8":"author-edited-by-usha-balakrishnan","9":"publisher-the-world-diamond-museum","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"shipping-taxable","14":"purchasable","15":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n