In Pursuit of Empire: Treasures from the Toor Collection of Sikh Art
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (534 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1911271032 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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He currently lectures on the arts of the royal Sikh courts for the Victoria & Albert's prestigious 'Arts of Asia' course. He has acted as a consultant to several private collectors, auction houses and major institutions, including the Victoria & Albert Museum, British Museum and Wallace Collection. He was featured along with a selection of objects from the Toor Collection on the BBC's 'Lost Treasures of the Sikh Kingdom' documentary (2014). Objects from the Toor Collection have been exhibited at major institutions in the UK and around the world including at the Victoria & Albert Museum, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung (Munich), Art Gallery of Ontario (Toronto), Asian Art Museum (San Francisco), Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Brunei Gallery (London).
Objects from the Toor Collection have been exhibited at major institutions in the UK and around the world including at the Victoria & Albert Museum, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung (Munich), Art Gallery of Ontario (Toronto), Asian Art Museum (San Francisco), Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Brunei Gallery (London). He was featured along with a selection of objects from the Toor Collection on the BBC's 'Lost Treasures of the Sikh Kingdom' documentary (2014). He currentl
A sumptuous array of objects fit for Sikh kings, queens, warriors and saints were produced by skilled artisans to reflect a vibrant and potent new power on the world's stage. By the mid-19th century, the Sikh kingdom had met its demise at the hands of the British Empire. Some of these remnants of empire ended up in institutional collections, while others were bartered and sold by collectors. Over the next century and a half, original Sikh artefacts gradually dispersed across the globe, often as official gifts, prized auction purchases and also as loot. Through the remarkable achievements of one such collector who pursue