??A WATERCOLOUR DEPICTING THE ROSE AND NIGHTINGALE (GUL-O-BULBUL), QAJAR PERSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY gouache on paper, laid on card, inscription in red ink naming Fursat Shirazi, gilt-edged border, mounted 16.5 x 9.5cm (image)
Provenance: European Private Collection The 'rose and nightingale' motif reached the height of popularity during the Qajar period because of its association with romantic love.
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