A WATERCOLOUR OF A QAJAR MAIDEN
Iran, dated 1287 AH (1870)

Opaque pigments on paper, the Qajar maiden seated on a Western-inspired chair with one leg crossed and the other resting on the floor, her hands resting on a black bound book, the head, shoulders and torso completely covered by a white chador, the arms showing the termeh sleeves of an embroidered green jacket, the face framed by a pearl and emerald beads necklace, signed Bahram, in the capital Tehran, and dated 1287, mounted, framed and glazed, 37.4cm x 31cm including the frame.