Ganjifa and Aas-Naas are traditional Iranian card games whose history goes back to the 15th century Safavid period. Apparently Ganjifa was similar to Hokm and Aas-Naas to Poker. These hand-painted playing cards are all from the late Qajar period and are made of lacquered papier-mâché.
Located on a rocky hillside north of Shiraz at ‘Baba Koohi’, the Baghe Takht was a garden that existed as early as the eleventh century. A formal garden with a central water channel, it was laid out on multiple terraces with a palace at the uppermost terrace.
Dervishes were a common subject for foreign photographers of the late Qajar period. These photographs helped to create and fed the stereotypes of exotic Easterners, but nevertheless they are useful historical records of the period.
The stereoscopic pictures here are European postcard published in early 20th century. Stereoscopy refers to a technique for creating the illusion of depth in an image by presenting two offset images separately to the left and right eye of the viewer.
This article from Asre Jadid newspaper published on 29th of September 1915, discusses and argues the necessity of a national anthem for Iran. It introduces a new piece by Gholamreza Salar Moazez, proposed by him to be Iran’s first national anthem.
“The Scrapbook of Professions” is a collection of illustrations from the second half of the 19th century in Iran. It depicts various professions during Qajar period.
The Qajar king, Fath-Ali Shah (1772 – 1834) loved to have his image on large scale canvasses, frescoes, and reliefs, showing the grandeur of his imperial appearance. Most of his oil painting portraits are painted by Mirza Baba and Mehr-Ali.
