Coffret dans le goût d'Abu Taleb Al-Mudarres
Iran, Qajar, circa 1860
Rectangular shape in lacquered wood painted with ebru pattern, the lid opening by hinge, revealing a mirror. Steel frame. Some chips.
H. 15,5x33x21 cm
A Qajar lacquered rectangular casket in the style of Abu Taleb al-Mudarres, Qajar Iran, circa, 1860
Abu Talib was a craftsman who made boxes in a particular style known as abr-o bad ('clouds and wind'), which he is said to have invented.
For a comparable work, see Khalili, Robinson and Stanley, Lacquer of the Islamic World, The Nasser D. Khalili of Islamic Art, Part One, 1996, pp.75-6, cat. nos. 178-183
