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A Persian album page with its parts named: a small painting of a cypress, a blossoming tree and a bird on gold-tinted paper at the centre, an inner border of blue paper with gold cloud bands, fine coloured rulings, and a wide margin flecked and painted with gold sprays.
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Album Page

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What you seeA Persian album page with its parts named: a small painting of a cypress, a blossoming tree and a bird on gold-tinted paper at the centre, an inner border of blue paper with gold cloud bands, fine coloured rulings, and a wide margin flecked and painted with gold sprays.

What it meansA muraqqa is an album of calligraphy and paintings collected and mounted on decorated pages, made for Safavid, Mughal and Ottoman patrons. Each piece was framed in coloured rulings called jadval and set in margins, often sprinkled or painted with gold.

Where it worksA refined, gentle plate for a bedroom, a study or a reading corner.

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