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Mirror Case with Lid
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About this work
Love and war are the themes of the paintings on the inside and outside of this mirror case. The inside surface of the lid is painted with a royal couple seated, touching each other, within a walled garden. In front of them a female dancer performs and another pours a cup of wine. Military scenes are painted on the exterior sides; on the underside of the case enemies flee, heads roll, and a corpse lies before the victorious king and his armies.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineMirror Case with Lid, 1800s. Iran, Qajar period (1779-1925). Varnished lacquer and opaque watercolor over papier-mâché; overall: 24.4 x 16 cm (9 5/8 x 6 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Jacob Perkins, 1932.13
