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'Ali Ashraf (Persian: علی اشرف; fl c. 1735–1780), was a Persian lacquer painter and miniaturist, active during the Afsharid dynasty and Zand dynasty. He was known for his lacquer painted Islamic pencil boxes [fa] (Persian: قلمدان, romanized: qalamdan, lit. 'pencil case'), lacquer painted mirror frames, and his use of the Persian flower and bird motifs [fa; fr] (Persian: گل و مرغ, romanized: Gol o bolbol).

He was trained under Mohammad Zaman. His work is included in museum collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the Brooklyn Museum.

See also

• List of Iranian artists

References

1. ^ Bloom, Jonathan M.; Blair, Sheila S. (2009), "῾Ali Ashraf", The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780195309911.001.0001/acref-9780195309911-e-63, ISBN 978-0-19-530991-1, retrieved 2024-11-13
2. Eastern Lacquers: An Exhibition of 50 Pieces of Persian, Indian and Turkish Lacquer (exhibit catalogue by B. W. Robinson, London, Bernheimer F.A. Ltd, 1986)
3. Layla S. Diba: ‘Lacquerwork’, The Arts of Persia, ed. Ronald W. Ferrier (New Haven and London, 1989), pp. 243–254
4. ^ "'Ali Ashraf, Pen Box with Architectural Cartouches". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
5. "Mirror Case, 'Ali Ashraf". Brooklyn Museum. Retrieved 2024-11-13.

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