Deux cartes à jouer à thème érotique
Iran, Qajar Art, late 19th century
Rectangular lacquered paper mache maps, painted in polychrome with gold highlights.
6 x 4 cm and 6.3 x 4.3 cm.
Framed under glass: 16 x 14 cm each.
One with a central medallion on a red background and spandrels decorated with gilding depicts a couple, dressed in European style, intertwining.
The second, on a gold background, represents a carnal scene between an officer and a courtesan near a camp.
