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MAKE A MEME View Large Image Iranian - Penbox with Battle Scenes and Pastoral Scenes - Walters 677 (2).jpg From the 15th century lacquer was used primarily for bookbinding in Iran From the 17th century onward however it became the primary medium for the pen box A ...

Iranian - Penbox with Battle Scenes and Pastoral Scenes - Walters 677 (2).jpg From the 15th century lacquer was used primarily for bookbinding in Iran From the 17th century onward however it became the primary medium for the pen box A ...

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Keywords: Iranian - Penbox with Battle Scenes and Pastoral Scenes - Walters 677 (2).jpg From the 15th century lacquer was used primarily for bookbinding in Iran From the 17th century onward however it became the primary medium for the pen box A massively popular item the lacquer pen box served as the vehicle for the dissemination of new styles in particular farangi-sazi the Europeanized style characterized by the integration of Western motifs and pictorial techniques European landscape scenes as seen on the object's side were of great interest in Iran and a frequent motif on pen boxes century 19 Modern papier-mâché paint and lacquer decoration H 1 9/16 x L 9 3/16 x W 1 5/8 in 3 9 x 23 3 x 4 2 cm accession number 67 7 37654 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Iran <gallery> File Iranian - Penbox with Battle Scenes and Pastoral Scenes - Walters 677 jpg </gallery> Walters Art Museum license Islamic art in the Walters Art Museum Art of Iran Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Islamic pen boxes