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Wafer Seal Case with Flowers, Hazelnuts, and Butterfly

Wafer Seal Case with Flowers, Hazelnuts, and Butterfly

Muhammad Husayn Shirazi

Flat case with sliding lid and rounded ends. The top is in horizontal format with three panels containing birds, flowers, and hazelnuts. On the base a central panel contains a view of a town clustered at the edge of a bay, with mountains in the distance. To the left and right are floating bouquets.

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

Qajar period

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