تاریخ انتشار
1780
محل انتشار
Iran (made) Shiraz (made) -
موضوع
Lacquerware
نوع
دیگر
زبان
نامشخص
دیجیتال
بله
نسخه خطی
خیر
ابعاد فیزیکی
Height: 22.4 cm, Width: 18.5 cm
کتابخانه
Victoria and Albert Museum
شناسه دارایی کتابخانه
W.75-1937
شماره ثبت
W.75-1937
محل کتابخانه
Middle East Section
تاریخ
1780
یادداشتها
From the fifteenth century onward, lacquer objects â including book bindings, pen cases, boxes, Qurâan stands, and mirrors 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. Mirror cases with closing shutters, such as this one, began to be used in Iran in the 1660s, when mirror glass began to be imported from Europe.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Lacquered papier mâché
Parçalar
Mirror Case, Lid
Fiziksel açıklama
Hexagonal shaped mirror case made of lacquered and painted papier mâché, depicting, on the front and reverse of the mirror shutter, an identical scene of the Holy Family set within an open colonnaded pavilion. On the reverse of the mirror case is an evening scene depicting a young prince seated upon an open terrace, surrounded by musicians and entertainers setting off fireworks.
