Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Group of musicians

Group of musicians

According to the inscription on the recto, pictured from the left are: in the back row: Karim Kurah [the blind], Mirza Ghulamriza, Darvish Khan, A[qa] Mirza ‘Abd Allah and, in front of them: Nazim, Mirza Husaynquli, Baqir Khan, Mirza Shukr Allah, and Qurban Khan [Shahi], and, in the front row: Asad Allah Khan Kirmani, A[qa] Mirza Husayn Khan Malanduq, Haj ‘Ali Akbar Khan [Shahnazi], Haj Ahmad Kashi, and ‘Isa Khan Aqa Bashi.

Item Details

  • Date late 19th/early 20th century
  • Notes

    The description is based on: Bahman Kazemi, Wahraz Pour Ahmad, and Mehdi Farahani, Gulbang-i Sarbulandi, Tehran, Farhangistan-i Hunar, 1389 [2011]. [The back of the book’s translations of the title and publisher are Call of Honor, Iranian Academy of Arts]

  • Collections Qajar Music Collection
  • Repository Qajar Music Collection
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 28 April 2015
  • Last Edited 22 June 2015
  • Record no. 15156A96
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