Wooden mirror decorated with enameled Persian miniature of "gol o morgh" (flower and birds), lighting (tazhib) and marquetry (khatam kari)

Rectangular wooden mirror measuring 60 x 25 cm, hand-crafted and hand-painted, combining several traditional arts in a single piece.

The corners of the frame are painted in miniature with beautiful gilded designs created using the delicate Persian technique of illumination or "tazhib" and the sides are decorated with bright and colourful traditional enamelled relief designs of "gol o morgh" (flowers and birds). In this famous design the protagonists resemble two lovers in the midst of a romantic argument where the bird is in love and the flower is its lover; such romantic arguments have been mentioned very often in Persian literature.

The edges are decorated with the laborious technique of "khatam kari" (marquetry), which gives a special shine and an exquisite finish to the whole.