A QAJAR POLYCHROME LACQUER PAPIER MACHE QALAMDAN

BY MUHAMMAD KAZEM, PERSIA, DATED AH 1297/1879-80 AD

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A QAJAR POLYCHROME LACQUER PAPIER MACHE QALAMDAN
BY MUHAMMAD KAZEM, PERSIA, DATED AH 1297/1879-80 AD
With rounded ends and sliding tray, the top and sides painted with gold flowering vine on a brown ground around cusped cartouches depicting Bahram Gur in the seven coloured pavilions with his seven princesses, divided by female portrait roundels, identificatory nasta'liq inscription cartouches above and below, one of the cartouches containing the signature of the artist and date, the red base and tray with gold meandering scrolliong palmette vine, the interior with plain silver fitted inkwell, very slight chipping to ends
9in. (23cm.) long

拍品专文

Muhammad Kazem was one of the sons of Aqa Najaf 'Ali, naqqash bashi, whose name is recorded in the marriage certificate of his sister now in the Khalili Collection (Khalili, Nasser D.; Robinson, B.W., and Stanley, Tim: Lacquer of the Islamic Lands, volume II, pp.22-29, esp.pp.25-26). His style is clearly close to that of other members of the family (see also the following lot).