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Artist: Hossein Khataei
Title: A Glimpse into the Garden of Paradise
Date: 1950s
Medium : Persian painting illumination, Islami and Khataei designs, & putty layering on wooden panels
Dimensions: 57 x 84 cm
Description: A Small Two-Leaf Wooden Door Signed by Hossein Khatayi (Isfahan). It features six panels adorned with Lachak-To-ranj (corner-spandrel/medallion) designs, filled with colorful Arabesque (Eslimi) and Khatayi (floral) motifs, illuminated with gold (Zarnagari). It contains ten medallions (Toranj) embellished with Persian miniature painting (Negargari) in traditional polychrome colors and gold illumination (Zarnagari), bordered by beautiful gold and lapis lazuli Arabesque (Eslimi) and Khatayi margins. All borders are adorned with Arabesque (Eslimi) and Khatayi designs, as well as polychrome Shah Abbasi flowers, illuminated with gold against a beautiful lapis lazuli background.