Cleveland Museum of Art

Mirror Case with Lid

Date: 1800s
Medium: Varnished lacquer and opaque watercolor over papier-mâché
Culture: Iran, Qajar period (1779-1925)
Department: Islamic Art
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art

Love and war are the themes of the paintings on the inside and outside of this mirror case. The inside surface of the lid is painted with a royal couple seated, touching each other, within a walled garden. In front of them a female dancer performs and another pours a cup of wine. Military scenes are painted on the exterior sides; on the underside of the case enemies flee, heads roll, and a corpse lies before the victorious king and his armies.

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