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

who almost seems as if lifted in from another scene entirely

sturdy and not fragile

to my eye its holds folky and refined in perfect balance

I find this old Atlas Tires sign

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