Hand-painted Qajar Lacquer Box with Chaugun (Polo) Players pattern test who almost seems as if

who almost seems as if lifted in from another scene entirely

14 1/2" tall with handle

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

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

as is often the case with these sorts of scrapbooks

Hand-painted Qajar Lacquer Box with Chaugun (Polo) Players pattern test who almost seems as ifSo 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