CulturePersian
Titles
- Set of 16 Playing Cards for the Game of As Nas
Date19th century
MediumWatercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
DimensionsEach: 2 3/8 × 1 9/16 in. (6 × 4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Jalal and Mrs. Safa Golshan
Object number2017.11.1-.16
Non exposé
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Art of the Islamic WorldsObject Type
[1] These 16 playing cards from the second half of the 19th century have been in the family of Dr. Golshan (who in 2017 was 95 years old) for as long as he could remember.
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19th century
Watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
2017.11.16
19th century
Watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
2017.11.2
19th century
Watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
2017.11.1
19th century
Watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
2017.11.6
19th century
Watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
2017.11.3
19th century
Watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
2017.11.4
19th century
Watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
2017.11.7
19th century
Watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
2017.11.8
19th century
Watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
2017.11.11
Ahmad-e Neyrizi
AH 1134 / 1721-22
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; gold-colored pigments, metallic particles, and lacquer on pasteboard bookbinding
2012.470
18th century
Watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
2012.585