The categorization of “Iran’s handicrafts” at the intersection “Westernism discourse” with “Orientalism in Qajar period

Hand-painted images of the historic city Mohammadabad Jarghoye, located near Isfahan, which dates back to Qajar period at end 18th century. These plans include entrances houses and general view city.

The subject of the study was genealogy Qajar dynasty, which ruled Iran in 1795-1925. Documentary sources indicate Gara Piri bey (XV century – 1513), first beglyarbek Karabakh with center Ganja (now Azerbaijan) as earliest ancestor dynasty. At end XVI century, great–grandson Gar appointed Shah Abbas I Astrabad Gorgan, Iran), from whose descendant - Agha Muhammad Khan (1741-1797), shah dynasty be...

Scholarly research on shabih’khani, the Iranian traditional performance generally known as ta’ziyeh, has frequently portrayed creators of this theatrical form religious devotees with little or no knowledge and expertise. Yet, newly discovered manuscripts from Qajar era (1789 to 1925 CE/1168 1304 SH) contain annotations stage directions that can be interpreted directorial notes dramaturgical enh...

the art of qajar period includes many unique features and themes. one of the most exceptional features of qajar artworks (painting on tiles) is women motifs depicted at semiprivate and private spaces, at houses of nobilities, and palaces. qajar women in these paintings interact with foreign women’s identity and they have shown a new face of iranian women. the archi-myth of qajar period is inclu...