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Persian Qajar Lacquer Pen Box Hand Painted with Floral and Birds Design

$495List Price

About the Item

Persian Qajar Lacquer pen box Hand Painted with floral and birds design. Indo Persian hand painted lacquer pen box in elongated oval shape. A beautifully decorated scabs pen was on paper mâché, with flowers and birds. The pen box is made of two compartments with rounded ends and sliding tray, polychrome-painted decorated in horizontal format with the recurrent classical Qajar topos of the rose and nightingale. Hand painted in polychrome paint lacquer papier-mâché, decorated with floral and birds designs on black background. Persian pen box papier maché with painting in the style of Muhammad Hasan, Qajar Persia. Size is 10.75" W. x 2" D. x 1.75" Height. Great Islamic Art collector museum quality piece on this miniature painting on box. Wear consistent with age and use. Nice Mughal Indo Persian pen Box Agra India. Overall good condition. The box opens and closes with a sliding door at one end and functions as intended. About the Art of Papier Mache: Lacquer works first became popular under the name of papier-mache, and were introduced in the Safavid era.The art further flourished during Zand and Qajar eras. In the beginning, it was related to the craft of making “Ghalamdaan” or pen holder cases, but it was gradually incorporated in applicable objects such as doors and wooden boxes, too, according to Visit Iran. Papier-mache is a French word, with the word papier meaning paper and mache, to crumple. One reason for lacquer work to be called papier-mache is the usage of paper waste in making the objects. In the art encyclopedia, the word papier-mache has been defined as “crumbled paper” and it usually refers to paper objects that are painted or covered by lacquer on the surface. With little difference, this craft was also common in traditional handicrafts of other regions such as China, India, etc. In Iran, Zir Laaki painting became common, especially in painting pen holder cases. Most probably, before the Islamic era lacquer was used to protect wooden products, and since many artistic wooden objects of the Sassanid dynasty have been destroyed, no knowledge of usage of lacquer or decoration of these objects is available. Painters mostly applied the design of “Gol o Morgh” (flowers and birds) on the pen holder cases to meet the demands of the buyers and embellished them with floral, calligraphy, and gold inlays. Ali Ashraf and Agha Ali are two of the masters of this craft. To make papier-mache, paper waste, water and glue are mixed to make a paste, and then turn it into small objects like pen holder cases, book covers, mirror cases, and other objects. After it is dried, it is painted and polished with lacquer or oil (a mixture of linseed, Tetraclinis, and polish oil). This leads the Zir Laaki painting to achieve an effect similar to oil painting. Isfahan is the center of making papier-mache.

Dimensions:
Height: 1.75 in (4.45 cm)Width: 2 in (5.08 cm)Depth: 10.75 in (27.31 cm)
Style:
Islamic (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Lacquer,Hand-Crafted,Hand-Painted
Place of Origin:
India
Period:
Mid-20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1950
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Moreno Valley, CA
Reference Number:
Seller: BL4231stDibs: LU906833803712

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