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Oud & Majlis

The instruments and furnishings of the majlis drawn as quiet still lifes: oud, qanun, ney and frame drums, with coffee, incense and sadu cushions, in walnut, brass, mother-of-pearl and deep sadu red.

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An oud lies on a deep red cloth, its pear-shaped soundboard, carved rosettes and eleven strings seen from above, with the long plectrum resting on the face.The OudNo. 1
The same oud drawn twice, from the back and from the side, showing the striped bowl of ribs and the pegbox bent sharply back from the neck.Two ViewsNo. 2
A qanun seen from directly above, with its slanted row of tuning pegs, small brass levers, carved rosettes and the bridge resting on panels of skin.QanunNo. 3
A reed ney flute with its horn mouthpiece and brass ferrule lies beside its woven case on a pale ground.NeyNo. 4
A goblet drum inlaid with bands of mother-of-pearl stands in warm lamplight against a dark room.DarbukaNo. 5
A small frame drum with an inlaid wooden rim and paired brass jingles set into its frame, resting on an ochre ground.RiqNo. 6
A Persian tar with its double-bowled body and a slender setar lean side by side against a plaster wall.Tar and SetarNo. 7
A kamancheh spike fiddle stands upright in an arched niche, its bow leaning beside it.KamanchehNo. 8
A large frame drum hangs from a brass peg by a leather cord, the rings fixed inside its frame catching the light.DafNo. 9
An oud, a ney, a riq, a plectrum and two cups of coffee laid out on a red carpet with a blue border, seen from above.TakhtNo. 10
A wooden incense burner studded with brass stands on a blue ground as a ribbon of smoke rises from the glowing coal.MabkharaNo. 11
A brass dallah, small finjan cups and a bowl of dates sit on a round tray in front of sadu-woven floor cushions.QahwaNo. 12
Floor cushions, back cushions and arm rests woven in red, black and ivory sadu line a plaster wall beneath latticed windows.MajlisNo. 13
An oud stands in profile against a dark wall, its ribbed bowl and bent-back pegbox lit by a brass lantern.Night OudNo. 14
Concentric rings on a blue ground, each marked with seven brass, ivory or red points and a bold arc, around a golden centre.MaqamNo. 15
A wooden box inlaid with mother-of-pearl stars and borders, its lid centred on an eight-pointed star.Damascene BoxNo. 16
A tall brass coffee mortar with its pestle stands on a red ground, a few roasted beans scattered beside it.Coffee MortarNo. 17
A round glass bottle of amber perfume oil with a tall stopper beside a dish of dark resinous wood chips.Oud WoodNo. 18
A woven panel of bold red, black and ivory bands filled with triangles, diamonds, chevrons and small dots, edged with fine stripes.SaduNo. 19
An oud leans in an arched window above a sadu-covered seat, with a new crescent moon and the domes of a sleeping city beyond.Window SeatNo. 20
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