MAKE A MEME View Large Image Iranian - Penbox with Battle Scenes and Pastoral Scenes - Walters 677 - Top.jpg From the 15th century lacquer was used primarily for bookbinding in Iran From the 17th century onward however it became the primary medium for the pen box A ...
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Keywords: Iranian - Penbox with Battle Scenes and Pastoral Scenes - Walters 677 - Top.jpg From the 15th century lacquer was used primarily for bookbinding in Iran From the 17th century onward however it became the primary medium for the pen box A massively popular item the lacquer pen box served as the vehicle for the dissemination of new styles in particular farangi-sazi the Europeanized style characterized by the integration of Western motifs and pictorial techniques European landscape scenes as seen on the object's side were of great interest in Iran and a frequent motif on pen boxes century 19 Modern papier-mâché paint and lacquer decoration H 1 9/16 x L 9 3/16 x W 1 5/8 in 3 9 x 23 3 x 4 2 cm accession number 67 7 37654 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Iran Walters Art Museum license Islamic art in the Walters Art Museum Art of Iran Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Islamic pen boxes
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