Penbox with Portrait of Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar
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Large-size lacquer penboxes depicting full-scale portraits of a Qajar ruler are rare. This example bears the portrait of Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar (r. 1848–1896) seated on a jeweled throne in a Europeanizing landscape. He wears a European military uniform with trousers and a jacket with epaulettes. He is also shown with a jeweled belt and armbands (bazubands). The eclectic nature of the details of portrait reflect the "in-between" spirit of the first decades of the shah's reign.
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