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Pen Case (Qalamdan) with Portraits

Pen Case (Qalamdan) with Portraits

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Pen Case (Qalamdan) with Portraits
Artist
CulturePersian
Titles
  • Pen Case (Qalamdan) with Portraits
Date18th century
MediumWatercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
Dimensions9 1/2 × 1 5/8 × 1 1/2 in. (24.1 × 4.1 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Cathy and Vahid Kooros
Object number2012.585
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Islamic Worlds
Object Type
DescriptionA princely hunting scence and ladies in European dress decorate this pen case from the Zand dynasty.
Provenance Research Ongoing Published References Roxburgh, David J., Traces of the Calligrapher: Islamic Calligraphy in Practice, 1600-1900. Yale University Press, 2008. Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, Nasser D. Khalili, B. W. Robinson, and Tim Stanley. 1996. Lacquer of the Islamic Lands. London: Nour Foundation in association with Azimuth Editions and Oxford University Press.

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