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Source Description
This pen box is adorned with scenes from one of the great classics of Persian literature: the Haft Paykar (Seven Images) by the medieval poet Nizami of Ganja (ca. 1141-1209). The central part of the Haft Paykar elaborates on a series of visits made by the pre-Islamic Sassanian king Bahram V Gur to the princesses of the seven climes, each of whom recounts an edifying story on kingly virtues, followed by the pleasures of feasting and love, as depicted here. In the central oval on the top of this pen box is the image of the Virgin Mary and infant Jesus.
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Document identity
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1699
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Pen Box with Scenes from the ""Haft Paykar""
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title
Pen Box with Scenes from the ""Haft Paykar""
description
This pen box is adorned with scenes from one of the great classics of Persian literature: the Haft Paykar (Seven Images) by the medieval poet Nizami of Ganja (ca. 1141-1209). The central part of the Haft Paykar elaborates on a series of visits made by the pre-Islamic Sassanian king Bahram V Gur to the princesses of the seven climes, each of whom recounts an edifying story on kingly virtues, followed by the pleasures of feasting and love, as depicted here. In the central oval on the top of this pen box is the image of the Virgin Mary and infant Jesus.
provenance
Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
1283 AH/AD1866-1867 (Qajar)
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CC0
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en
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Lacquer & Inlay
pen boxes
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16
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cm
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4
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23.4
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4.2
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H: 1 9/16 × W: 9 3/16 × D: 1 5/8 in. (4 × 23.4 × 4.2 cm)
Source extras
dynasty
Qajar Dynasty
med
papier mâché with paint, gilding, and varnished lacquer
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2759
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