'Ali Ashraf | |
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علی اشرف | |
| Born | fl c. 1735 Urmia, Safavid Iran (now Iran) |
| Died | fl c. 1780 Afsharid Iran (now Iran) |
| Other names | Ali Ashraf Naqqash Avshar |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Known for | Lacquer painting, Persian miniatures |
'Ali Ashraf (Persian: علی اشرف; fl c. 1735–1780), was a Persian lacquer painter and miniaturist, active during the Afsharid dynasty and Zand dynasty.[1][2][3] He was known for his lacquer painted Islamic pencil boxes (Persian: قلمدان, romanized: qalamdan, lit. 'pencil case'), lacquer painted mirror frames, and his use of the Persian flower and bird motifs (Persian: گل و مرغ, romanized: Gol o bolbol).[1][4]
He was trained under Mohammad Zaman.[1] His work is included in museum collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art,[4] the Victoria and Albert Museum in London,[1] and the Brooklyn Museum.[5]
- ^ a b c d Bloom, Jonathan M.; Blair, Sheila S. (2009), "῾Ali Ashraf", The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780195309911.001.0001/acref-9780195309911-e-63, ISBN 978-0-19-530991-1, retrieved 2024-11-13
- ^ Eastern Lacquers: An Exhibition of 50 Pieces of Persian, Indian and Turkish Lacquer (exhibit catalogue by B. W. Robinson, London, Bernheimer F.A. Ltd, 1986)
- ^ Layla S. Diba: ‘Lacquerwork’, The Arts of Persia, ed. Ronald W. Ferrier (New Haven and London, 1989), pp. 243–254
- ^ a b "'Ali Ashraf, Pen Box with Architectural Cartouches". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Mirror Case, 'Ali Ashraf". Brooklyn Museum. Retrieved 2024-11-13.