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Pen Box with Flowers, Hazelnuts, and Birds

Pen Box with Flowers, Hazelnuts, and Birds

Cover and sliding compartment with rounded ends. The top is decorated in horizontal format. The top and sides are decorated with birds perching in branches bearing various blossoms and hazelnuts. The base and compartment are decorated with a gold arabesque on a red background.

Opaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard

Qajar period

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