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DescriptionA court musician playing the kemanche, painting in style of Abul Qasim, Qajar Iran.jpg
English: A court musician playing the kamancheh. Oil on canvas painting from the Qajar Iran period. Painted in style or "School of Abuʾl-Qasim", dated 1816. Dimensions 55½ x 31 5/8in (140.8 x 80.4cm). Possibly part of a "series" of paintings.[1]
Or, this was possibly part of a larger work by Abuʾl-Qasi, cut into pieces, of which four have been identified. That original was described as "a painting of Fath ‛Ali Shah seated in state attended by ten women. The composition extended around three sides of the room and the figures were almost life-size...."[2][3]
Date
between 1800 and 1825
date QS:P,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1800-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1825-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
↑ Jonathan M. Bloom, Sheila S. Blair (Ed.): `` The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture. Volume 1. Oxford University Press, Oxford 2009, p. 8
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A court musician playing the kemanche, painting in style of Abul Qasim, Qajar Iran