Qajar Lady at the Haft-Sin
Materials
Fine Art Prints
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Solid wood frame, roughly 0.875″ wide, available in light, black, or white. Protected by shatterproof optical-grade acrylic — lighter and safer than glass, and it ships without risk of breakage. Dry-mounted to foam core with a kraft paper dust cover and hanging wire installed, ready to hang out of the box.
Production
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A noblewoman sits for her portrait beside the New Year table, painted in the manner of Qajar court oils. She wears a jeweled headpiece with a black aigrette, a blue velvet jacket worked in pearls, and a wide skirt of red and gold silk; behind her the wall is hung with carpets, and the haft-sin is laid on a termeh cloth at her elbow.
- Qajar portrait conventions throughout — frontal pose, large dark eyes, joined brows, a small painted mouth
- Pearl and enamel jewellery over a velvet jacket, and a floral silk skirt with patterned borders
- The haft-sin with sabzeh under a red ribbon, apples, garlic, saffron, vinegar, coins and a goldfish bowl
- A silver-framed mirror and three lit candles behind the table
- A carved European armchair and layered carpets, both of them Qajar-era imports into Persian rooms
- Deep oil-painting color: crimson, indigo, gold and umber
The joined eyebrows are not a flourish. In Qajar portraiture they were a mark of beauty, painted in deliberately, and they are one of the surest ways to date an Iranian picture to the nineteenth century.
Perfect for
- A Nowruz table or seasonal display
- Collectors of Qajar and Persian portraiture
- A living room or study that suits a dark, rich painting
- Nowruz gifts for family abroad