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Qajar box painted with lacquer
(علبة قاجارية مدهونة باللكر)

Title	Qajar box painted with lacquer
Title Original	علبة قاجارية مدهونة باللكر
Publication Date:	Third century AH / ninth century AD
Publication Place	- Museum of Arts and Crafts (MKG)
Subject	Lacquer, wood
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	الارتفاع : 42 سم ، العرض : 30 سم ، الطول : 24 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	1873.67
Record ID	object;EPM;de;Mus21;13;ar
Library Location	Museum of Arts and Crafts (MKG)
Date	Third century AH / ninth century AD
Notes	This lacquered jewelry box depicts the second ruler of the 19th century Qajar dynasty, Fath Ali Shah. He is shown sitting on a throne in the form of a majestic Mongol peacock, surrounded by three of his children, his ministers and other important people. The side panels, decorated with relief medallions against a background of a rose and a nightingale, show court figures in Western dress, natural scenes, and hunting scenes. The jewel boxes mentioned in William Owsley's Travels in Several Countries of the East, Especially Persia (1823) are based on his visits to Iran. Owsley says that these jewelry boxes - made of paper and sirish glue - were produced in large quantities in Isfahan, and there are now a number of similar pieces in many museums and collections. He also mentioned lacquer-coated boxes similar to those of Fath Ali Shah. Common objects included in these drawings are scenes of battles and hunting parties, as well as images of well-known romantic scenes.
Sample Text	“Qajar box painted with lacquer” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;de;Mus21;13;ar

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Qajar box painted with lacquer

(علبة قاجارية مدهونة باللكر)

Publication Date Third century AH / ninth century AD

Publication Place - Museum of Arts and Crafts (MKG)

Subject Lacquer, wood

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions الارتفاع : 42 سم ، العرض : 30 سم ، الطول : 24 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID 1873.67

Record ID object;EPM;de;Mus21;13;ar

Library Location Museum of Arts and Crafts (MKG)

Date Third century AH / ninth century AD

Notes This lacquered jewelry box depicts the second ruler of the 19th century Qajar dynasty, Fath Ali Shah. He is shown sitting on a throne in the form of a majestic Mongol peacock, surrounded by three of his children, his ministers and other important people. The side panels, decorated with relief medallions against a background of a rose and a nightingale, show court figures in Western dress, natural scenes, and hunting scenes. The jewel boxes mentioned in William Owsley's Travels in Several Countries of the East, Especially Persia (1823) are based on his visits to Iran. Owsley says that these jewelry boxes - made of paper and sirish glue - were produced in large quantities in Isfahan, and there are now a number of similar pieces in many museums and collections. He also mentioned lacquer-coated boxes similar to those of Fath Ali Shah. Common objects included in these drawings are scenes of battles and hunting parties, as well as images of well-known romantic scenes.

Sample Text “Qajar box painted with lacquer” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;de;Mus21;13;ar