Pen Box with Flowers, Birds, and Butterflies
Muhammad Husayn Shirazi
Cover and sliding compartment with rounded ends. The top is decorated in horizontal format with birds and flowers on a black ground. On the sides, gold scrollwork frames panels with small-scale European figures on horseback and seated in carriages in riverine landscapes. These are flanked by medallions with three-quarter length portraits of European men and women.
Opaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
Qajar period