Painting Miniature in Seattle, Washington For Sale
Oriental, Miniature Camel-bone Paintings
POLISHED, FURBISHED, PAINTED WITH CAT'S HAIR, A MAGNIFYING GLASS & NATURAL COLORS.
RED=POMEGRANITE SKIN
GREEN=PISTACHIO SKIN
BLUE=INDIGO FLOWER
PERSIAN MINIATURE-PAINTING IS AN xxxx-YEAR-OLD PERSIAN INDUSTRY AND NARRATIVE ART.
THEMES INCLUDE:
1. FACES OF DERVISHES;
2. HUNTING SCENES WITH KINGS OR EMPERORS OF DIFFERENT ERAS;
3. THE GAME OF POLO, WHICH ORIGINATED IN PERSIA;
4. THE LOVE STORY OF LEILI & MAJNUN FROM SHAHNAMEH (A PARALLEL TO ROMEO & JULIET) THE FAMOUS BOOK OF FERDOWSI WHO LIVED 800 YEARS AGO
(FERDOWSI IS FAMOUS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND HIS POETRY IS WRITTEN AT THE GATE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS IN NEW YORK CITY.)
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