Subject: میرزا mirza noble
Culture: Qajar Persian
Setting: Persian Revival, Iran early 19thc
Object: pencase
Leeds City Museum > Voices of Asia *
"Pen Case Kashmir or Iran, 1880-1910 Lacquered papier maché, with a Farsi or Persian inscription which translates as:
'This pen holder is fit for a king with its design of a [paradise] garden' [on top].
The front translates as: 'When used by a ruler or first minister this pen case will give glory and light like the moon in the sky'." ....
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Museo Nacional de Antropología > Religiones Orientales *
"Caja. Irán. Siglo XIX Los maestros coránicos guardan en ellas los útiles de escritura."
