Qajar Faience Plaque Showing Shirin Surprised by Khosrow

Faience plaque.
Era: Qajar Peiord, Iran.
Date: 19th century.
Kept in private collection, Tehran, Iran.
Source: Iranian.com.

This items was originally posted in Iranian.com years ago. I have a hard time finding the link. 

Erotic Set of Faience Plaques Showing Women Bathing - Qajar Period

Faience plaque.
Era: Qajar Peiord, Iran.
Date: 19th century.
Kept in private collection, Tehran, Iran.
Source: Iranian.com.

This is another sample of erotic art in Qajar era, which shows two nude ladies taking a bath in a Persian garden.

Erotic Qajar Tile Showing European Couple

Tile
Era: Qajar Period, Iran
Date: 19th Century
Kept in a private collection, Tehran, Iran
Source: Iranian.com

This is a facing tile in polychrome faience, which is probably taken from a private bathhouse. It shows a European couple making love.

Erotic Qajar Tile Showing a Persian Couple

Tile
Era: Qajar Period, Iran
Date: 19th Century
Kept in a private collection, Tehran, Iran
Source: Iranian.com

This is a facing tile in polychrome faience, which is probably taken from a private bathhouse. It shows a Persian couple making love.

A Qajar Tile Featuring The Virgin Mary and Child

Tile
Era: Qajar Period, Persia
City: Possibly Isfahan
Date: 19th Century
Size: 23 x 32 cm
Sold at Christie's auction
Sources: [1],[2],[3]

کاشی سرامیکی حضرت مریم و عیسی مسیح - دوره قاجار - حراجی کریستی

When average westerners think about the treatment of Christians in modern Iran, many negative thoughts could surface. For them, it is unlikely to imagine that even in 18th and 19th century, Christians managed to practice their faith somewhat freely. This iconic tile shows the virgin Mary and Jesus, and was possibly created in Isfahan which had a huge Christian population.

The tile itself in beautiful, and has some European flavor as it was perhaps influenced by European images. They are depicted in shades of green and blue surrounded with floral motifs. In the past, I also talked about a Safavid fabric with Christian iconography which you may look at in here: [4]

Tepe Sialk Architecture

Tepe Sialk Architecture

Kashan, Iran