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Book with lacquer covers by Islamic — VisualArtsDB

Book with lacquer covers

Book with lacquer covers

1700–1900

Medium: Pasteboard and leather, painted with opaque watercolor and gold under lacquer
Dimensions: 19.7 × 13.7 cm (7 3/4 × 5 3/8 in.)
Genre: manuscript
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Islamic (culture or style)manuscriptlacquerpasteboardasian artwatercolorbook

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