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SIGNED MUHAMMAD QASIM, IRAN, DATED AH 1140/1727-28 AD
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A FINE SAFAVID LACQUERED MIRROR BOX
SIGNED MUHAMMAD QASIM, IRAN, DATED AH 1140/1727-28 AD
Of octagonal form, the finely painted cover with a dense floral ground surrounding a central cusped medallion where a nightingale stands on a rose bush (gul-o bulbul), with gilt and floral borders, the hinged cover's reverse decorated with a dancer holding a stole over her head, wearing a bright pink dress, on brown ground, signed Muhammad Qasim above and dated AH 1140, craquelure, occasional repainting
SIGNED MUHAMMAD QASIM, IRAN, DATED AH 1140/1727-28 AD
Of octagonal form, the finely painted cover with a dense floral ground surrounding a central cusped medallion where a nightingale stands on a rose bush (gul-o bulbul), with gilt and floral borders, the hinged cover's reverse decorated with a dancer holding a stole over her head, wearing a bright pink dress, on brown ground, signed Muhammad Qasim above and dated AH 1140, craquelure, occasional repainting
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