Sunday, April 7, 2013
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Friday, December 28, 2012
Heft-ḫvān
- Title: A king looking at a picture of his son and his tutor, who fell in love with him
- Form: Illustration
- Text: Heft-ḫvān
Sobḥet ül-ebkār
- Title: Two lovers spared from being beheaded due their loyalty for each other
- Form: Illustration
- Text: Sobḥet ül-ebkār
Nefḥat ül-ezhār
- Title: A sodomite disgraced
- Form: Illustration
- Text: Nefḥat ül-ezhār
- Label: This illustration depicts a sodomite being disgraced before a crowd by drums and a Turkish wind instrument (zurna).
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
An erotic (Homosexual) Qajar lacquer Mirror-Case
Qajar Period, Iran
19th century
Size: 10.5 x 7.2 cm
Sold at Bonhams auction
Source: [1]
This mirror case is of rectangular form with removable cover, decorated in polychrome and gilt with a spray of roses to the reverse, a perching parrot to the cover and a male couple in an erotic embrace to the interior, the borders with a frieze of scrolling floral vines.
19th century
Size: 10.5 x 7.2 cm
Sold at Bonhams auction
Source: [1]
This mirror case is of rectangular form with removable cover, decorated in polychrome and gilt with a spray of roses to the reverse, a perching parrot to the cover and a male couple in an erotic embrace to the interior, the borders with a frieze of scrolling floral vines.
Friday, October 12, 2012
Monday, October 1, 2012
Men engaging in anal sex
Men engaging in anal sex,
1660-1720
Materials and technique: Gouache on paper
Materials and technique: Gouache on paper
These two paintings are possibly from Safavid period (1501-1736),
although it is more likely that they was created during Qajar period (1794-1925).
نقاشی دو مرد همجنسگرای صفوی یا قاجاری
These
images have been painted in an archaizing Safavid style. Usually, Qajar
artists associated erotic scenes with the Safavid period. According to
the museum's website, "The gold-painted accents, facial features,
Chinese-inspired rolling clouds and
the use of colored papers are all indications of the Safavid painting
tradition.
However, it is thought that it is likely that this work dates from the
later Qajar
period. The reason, apparently,
according to the museum is that many erotic images were intentionally
painted this way in hopes of attracting foreign collectors into paying
more for its
perceived antiquity.
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