Hand-painted Qajar Lacquer Box with Chaugun (Polo) Players pattern test and all sorts of action

and all sorts of action one might play on out the street in front of the them

While great just as objects

this one with a an elongated oval shaped mirror and a sense that it has lived a very interesting life

14 1/2" tall with handle

to my eye its holds folky and refined in perfect balance

Hand-painted Qajar Lacquer Box with Chaugun (Polo) Players pattern test and all sorts of actionSo many lovely boxes in the world. This one is Persian, and I believe specifically Qajar period (1789 to 1925), late 19th c. or so I believe. Hand painted on lacquered papier mache, one might first think the painting on the lid depicts a battle scene, but in fact these men on horseback are playing "Chaugan," more commonly known as polo, which is believe to have originated in ancient Persia thousands of years ago; look closely and you can see they hold