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Pen Box with the Virgin and Child

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

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