Pen Box with Hunting Scenes

Islamic

Qajar dynasty (1796–1925), 19th century

Pen Box with Hunting Scenes by Islamic

Medium

Pasteboard, painted with opaque watercolor under lacquer

Dimensions

3.8 × 23 × 3.5 cm (1 1/2 × 9 1/16 × 1 3/8 in.)

Classification

lacquer

Department

Arts of Asia

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

30971

About the Artist

Islamic

Islamic art, a profound visual tradition originating in the 7th century CE, flourished across vast territories from Spain to India under Muslim rule, encompassing architecture, ceramics, manuscripts, textiles, and metalwork produced by diverse artisans rather than a single named master. Drawing from pre-Islamic Sasanian, Byzantine, and late antique influences, its early development under the Umayy...

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