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A Qajar lacquered papier mache qalamdan
with rounded ends, painted and gilt with cartouches of gul-o-bulbul motifs flanking a central bust portrait cartouche of a figure holding a bird, all on a red ground, inscribed Muhammad Ali Ashraf -- 8 7/8in. (22.5cms) long.
Seee Colour Plate 4.
with rounded ends, painted and gilt with cartouches of gul-o-bulbul motifs flanking a central bust portrait cartouche of a figure holding a bird, all on a red ground, inscribed Muhammad Ali Ashraf -- 8 7/8in. (22.5cms) long.
Seee Colour Plate 4.