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A brass mortar with its pestle drawn very large in red halftone, filling the sheet and running off its lower edge, with a small block of black studies above.
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Mortar and Pestle

No. 33 of 50 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeA brass mortar with its pestle drawn very large in red halftone, filling the sheet and running off its lower edge, with a small block of black studies above.

What it meansA heavy brass mortar and pestle, the hawan, is used to crush cardamom for coffee and to pound spices; its ringing was once a familiar sound of a household getting ready for guests.

Where it worksOver a sideboard or a sofa, where one large, bright shape can carry the wall.

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A-series · 7023 × 9933 pxA5 · A4 · A3 · A2 · A1

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A dallah taken apart, its lid, finial, body and spout lifted and turned, drawn in black around a block holding a larger exploded dallah in orange halftone, on a pale blue sheet.Dallah in PartsNo. 36
Istikana tea glasses full, half and empty, on saucers and stacked, drawn in black across a grid with a chequer of teal cells printed around the glasses.Tea Glass GridNo. 37
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A dallah drawn very large in blue halftone, its spout and finial running off the edges of the sheet, with a small block of black dallah studies in a quiet corner.Great DallahNo. 39
A round tea tray seen almost from directly above, with its teapot and glasses, drawn in black over an orange halftone with the tea printed solid orange.Tray from AboveNo. 40
A single six-sided lantern with a lit candle inside, drawn in black over a fluorescent pink halftone, the flame printed solid pink, in a fine frame on a grey sheet.LanternNo. 41

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