Sunday, September 29, 2013

An Erotic Qajar Lacquer Mirror Case


Mirror Case.
Era: Qajar Dynasty, Persia.
Date: late 19th Century.
Size: 12.5 x 7.1 cm.
Sold at Bonhams Auction.
Source: [1]
آینه اروتیک دوره قاجار با ۳ تصویر. حراجی بونامز
This mirror is decorated with a partially clothed maiden holding a dove to the reverse, a maiden performing an erotic dance to the front and a couple in an erotic embrace to the interior. The borders are decorated with scrolling foliate (leaves or leaflike motifs) vines.