Qashquai (Kashkai) Sketch Book
- SIGNED Hardcover
- (Iran) , 1933
(Iran), 1933. Hardcover. Good. Oblong 8vo. 58 leaves. Simply bound in glazed black paper. Good condition.
Original watercolor sketches of life in the tribal lands, some showing the hunting of sheep, nomad life, Nazi ship and plane, flowers, animals, a tavern, some calligraphy exercises in the rear. A unique glimpse at Qashquai life in the 1930's, Text in Ababic script and English.
Laid in is a letter from the artist dated 1933 mentioning the book and expressing his desire to come to the US,
.
Original watercolor sketches of life in the tribal lands, some showing the hunting of sheep, nomad life, Nazi ship and plane, flowers, animals, a tavern, some calligraphy exercises in the rear. A unique glimpse at Qashquai life in the 1930's, Text in Ababic script and English.
Laid in is a letter from the artist dated 1933 mentioning the book and expressing his desire to come to the US,
.