Writing box with utensils, decorated with photographs of Nasir a-Din Shah, his court, and views of Paris and Tehran

Object Details

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  The Prince and the Shah: Royal Portraits from Qajar Iran (February 24 to August 5, 2018)

• Origin

  Iran

• Credit Line

  Purchase — funds provided by the Friends of the National Museum of Asian Art

• Type

  Container

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1860s

• Topic

  Art, Calligraphy, Kings, queens, rulers, etc., Lacquer, Qajar period (1779 - 1925), Arts of the Islamic World, Paper scissors, Cityscapes

• Culture

  Muslims, Iranians

• Object Type

  Containers