A QAJAR LACQUERED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ PENCASE (QALAMDAN)

INSCRIBED YA SHAH NAJAF, IRAN, DATED AH 1251/1835-36 AD

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A QAJAR LACQUERED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ PENCASE (QALAMDAN)
INSCRIBED YA SHAH NAJAF, IRAN, DATED AH 1251/1835-36 AD
Of typical elongated form, the painted decoration depicting two young ladies attended at their bath, and in other leisurely pursuits in a palatial setting to the sides, the base with three gilt foliate sprays on black ground, signed and dated on top
8 5/8in. (22cm.) long

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Lot Essay

Works by Najaf 'Ali are often signed ya Shah-i Najaf ('Oh King of Najaf'), in reference to the burial site of Imam 'Ali. He was most active during the mid-19th Century and was followed later by his sons and other members of his family. Najaf 'Ali is recorded as being particularly fond of painting images of European women and Christian religious scenes, for example see Nasser D. Khalili, B.W. Robinson and Tim Stanley, Lacquer of the Islamic Lands, vol.II, London, 1997, pl.267-268, pp.75-76.

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