Pen Box with the Virgin and Child
Abu’l-Hasan al-Ghaffari Naqqash-Bashi
Persian
Cover and sliding compartment with rounded ends. The top is decorated in vertical format with an oblong cartouche containing the Virgin and Child, a white-bearded man, and a winged putto. The rest of the top and the sides are covered with densely painted illumination. The base and outer surfaces of the compartment are painted with a gold arabesque on a red background. Inside the compartment, multicolored flowers are painted on a gold background.
Opaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer over brass and tin layers on pasteboard
Qajar period