#iranian art

[nobrashfestivity]

Unknown, A Dervish about 1565 Iran Paper; Album leaf; painting and calligraphy on paper

[the-puffinry]

hey don't be sad. deeply silly 18th century Iranian bird scissors.

(source: benaki museum, auction)

[thunderstruck9]

Samaneh Abri (Iranian, 1992), Life, 2023. Oil on canvas, 150 x 200 cm.

[jareckiworld]

Mansoor Ghandriz (1936-1966) — Untitled [oil on canvas, 1960]

[jstor]

The twelve signs of the zodiac, from the Horoscope of Prince Iskandar, grandson of Tamerlane, the Turkman Mongol conqueror. Apart from being a horoscope, the manuscript of 1411 is an exquisite work of art and an exemplary production of the royal kitabkhana "publishing house" or "workshop."

The manuscript is lavishly illustrated and reflects the efforts of a whole range of specialists: astronomers (among them Imad ad-Din Mahmud al- Kashi), illuminators, gilders, calligraphers and craftsmen, and specialists in paper-making.

The images and info come from the always fascinating Open: Wellcome Collection on JSTOR, which is open access with no login needed! Creative Commons: Attribution.

[armory-rasa]

Replica of a 12th/13th century leather pouch made in Afghanistan or eastern Iran. The original is currently housed at the David Collection in Copenhagen:

(Khorasan pouch, available from Armory Rasa)

[memories-of-ancients]

Bronze incense burner depicting a lynx, Iran, 12th-13th century

from The Khalili Collection

[arthistoryanimalia]

#MetalMonday:

Silver Ram’s Head Rhyton, c. 700-600 BCE, from Ziwiye (Iran)

On display at Penn Museum

Read more about this piece here:

[weepingwidar]

Samira Abbassy (Iranian, 1965) - Untitled (n.d.)

[random-brushstrokes]

Aydin Aghdashloo - Memories of Ice & Fire III, from the series Memories of Devastation (1980)

[drafthearse]

Tile with two rabbits, two snakes and a tortoise. Earthenware, molded and underglaze-painted decoration. Iran, 19th century.

[nobrashfestivity]

Unknown, A youth and a maiden, in the Qajar style Persia/Iran, 20th Century oil on canvas, oval, framed 39 x 31 cm.

[the-puffinry]

birds from this (link) Iranian bestiary, 1297-1298 or 1299-1300.

[thunderstruck9]

Nasrollah Afjehei (Iranian, 1933), Globe, 2009. Oil on canvas, 191 x 191 cm.

[jareckiworld]

Sanam Sayehafkan — The Invention of Solitude (oil on canvas, 2018)

[jstor]

The twelve astrological signs of the zodiac, by an unidentified 19th-century Persian artist. From the Wellcome Collection on JSTOR, which never ceases to amaze us. Free and open to all! Creative Commons: Attribution