QAJAR BOOK COVER IN LAQUERED PAPIER MACHE Iran,... Lot 353
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QAJAR BOOK COVER IN LAQUERED PAPIER MACHE Iran, 19th century l cm 16 x w cm 23.5
Painted with illustrations on both sides, the outer side depicts a daytime scene in a Zenana (or harem), with figures seated on carpets and elegant cushions surrounded by attendants, dancers, and musicians; the inner side features the motif of gul-e bol bol, the nightingale and the rose, one of the favored iconographic themes in Persian art during the Safavid and Qajar periods.
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