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Mirror case

عنوان	Mirror case
تاریخ انتشار:	1850
محل انتشار	Iran (made) Isfahan (made) -
موضوع	Lacquerware
نوع	دیگر
زبان	نامشخص
دیجیتال	بله
نسخه خطی	خیر
ابعاد فیزیکی	Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 16.4 cm
کتابخانه:	Victoria and Albert Museum
شناسه دارایی کتابخانه	759-1876
شماره ثبت	759-1876
محل کتابخانه	Middle East Section
تاریخ	1850
یادداشت‌ها	From the fifteenth century onward, lacquer objects â including book bindings, pen cases, mirrors, boxes and Qurâan stands such as this one â gained popularity in Iran, peaking in production during the nineteenth century, with the Qajar dynasty (1797-1924). The vast increase in production across a variety of objects resulted in a considerable decline in quality; however, fine specimens continued to be done by certain artists in the cities of Shiraz, Isfahan, and Tehran. Much lacquerware during the Qajar period was also influenced by the increasing import of European artefacts, resulting in a distinctive Europeanization of designs and motifs. Lacquer production continued in Iran until 1924, when the Qajar dynasty was overthrown, after which point its production became determinably unfashionable. Writing in the early nineteenth century, Sir William Ouseley, a Persian scholar and secretary to his brother, George IIIâs ambassador to the court of Fath Ali Shah (ruled 1797-1834), Sir Gore Ouseley, wrote: âAt Ispahan the covers of the books are ornamented in a style particularly rich; and they often exhibit miniatures painted with considerable neatness and admirably varnishedâ¦.Most provinces of the kingdome are supplied by this great city with pen-cases or kalamdans, made, like the book-covers, of pasteboard, and sometimes equally beautiful in their decorationsâ¦.some contain, in various compartments on the lids, ends and sides, very interesting pictures executed in the best style of Persian miniature. The common subjects are battles and hunting-parties; but they often exhibit scenes from popular romances, among which the favourite scene seems to be Nizamiâs story, the Loves of Khusrau and Shirin.â Constructed of papier-mache and sometimes wood, lacquer objects were often decorated with small-scale paintings of popular motifs like floral patterns, birds, royal scenes, and popular romances before a varnish was then applied that protected the painting and added a pleasing reflective glow. This mirror case would have held and protected a mirror glass. Mirror cases with closing shutters began to be used in Iran in the 1660s, when mirror glass began to be imported from Europe.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Painted lacquer and mirror glass
Fiziksel açıklama	Twelve sided lacquered mirror case with hinged shutter depicting the Virgin and Child on a terrace; they are attended by women and an angel and surrounded by birds and animals in a lush landscape. On the reverse side, an elderly man enters the scene from the right, holding an open book. A fine band of golden scrolls against a black background decorates the edges.

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Victoria and Albert Museum

Mirror case

تاریخ انتشار 1850

محل انتشار Iran (made) Isfahan (made) -

موضوع Lacquerware

نوع دیگر

زبان نامشخص

دیجیتال بله

نسخه خطی خیر

ابعاد فیزیکی Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 16.4 cm

کتابخانه Victoria and Albert Museum

شناسه دارایی کتابخانه 759-1876

شماره ثبت 759-1876

محل کتابخانه Middle East Section

تاریخ 1850

یادداشت‌ها From the fifteenth century onward, lacquer objects â including book bindings, pen cases, mirrors, boxes and Qurâan stands such as this one â gained popularity in Iran, peaking in production during the nineteenth century, with the Qajar dynasty (1797-1924). The vast increase in production across a variety of objects resulted in a considerable decline in quality; however, fine specimens continued to be done by certain artists in the cities of Shiraz, Isfahan, and Tehran. Much lacquerware during the Qajar period was also influenced by the increasing import of European artefacts, resulting in a distinctive Europeanization of designs and motifs. Lacquer production continued in Iran until 1924, when the Qajar dynasty was overthrown, after which point its production became determinably unfashionable. Writing in the early nineteenth century, Sir William Ouseley, a Persian scholar and secretary to his brother, George IIIâs ambassador to the court of Fath Ali Shah (ruled 1797-1834), Sir Gore Ouseley, wrote: âAt Ispahan the covers of the books are ornamented in a style particularly rich; and they often exhibit miniatures painted with considerable neatness and admirably varnishedâ¦.Most provinces of the kingdome are supplied by this great city with pen-cases or kalamdans, made, like the book-covers, of pasteboard, and sometimes equally beautiful in their decorationsâ¦.some contain, in various compartments on the lids, ends and sides, very interesting pictures executed in the best style of Persian miniature. The common subjects are battles and hunting-parties; but they often exhibit scenes from popular romances, among which the favourite scene seems to be Nizamiâs story, the Loves of Khusrau and Shirin.â Constructed of papier-mache and sometimes wood, lacquer objects were often decorated with small-scale paintings of popular motifs like floral patterns, birds, royal scenes, and popular romances before a varnish was then applied that protected the painting and added a pleasing reflective glow. This mirror case would have held and protected a mirror glass. Mirror cases with closing shutters began to be used in Iran in the 1660s, when mirror glass began to be imported from Europe.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Painted lacquer and mirror glass

Fiziksel açıklama Twelve sided lacquered mirror case with hinged shutter depicting the Virgin and Child on a terrace; they are attended by women and an angel and surrounded by birds and animals in a lush landscape. On the reverse side, an elderly man enters the scene from the right, holding an open book. A fine band of golden scrolls against a black background decorates the edges.