Pars Museum, Shiraz

Details

Edward Bawden, R.A. (1903-1989)
Pars Museum, Shiraz
signed 'Edward Bawden' (lower right)
ink, watercolour and gouache
20½ x 20½ in. (52.1 x 52.1 cm.)
Executed in 1966.

Provenance

with Fine Art Society, London.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

The Pars Museum is located in Shiraz, southern Iran, in Nazar Garden, which was one of the largest gardens in Shiraz during the Safavid rule (1501–1722). During the Zand dynasty (1750–1794) Karim Khan built an octagonal pavilion which was called Kolah Farangi. It was used to receive and entertain foreign guests and ambassadors and hold official ceremonies. In 1936 the pavilion became a museum, and now holds almost 30 handwritten Qurans.

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