Featured indian/persian painting help

Hi folks

found this painting this week in a charity shop. Was only a fiver and only wanted it really for the frame, for a chinese panel painting.

i thought it a tad tacky, touristy, but its not that bad actually

presuming not very old 80's?

think on a thick resin type

seems quite alot online in varying qualities, some state persian, some indian and some iranian

signed on front and back

any help with age or original would be most helpful

gotta find a frame for this one now though



painting that was inside

 

Persian/Iranian.
Persia is the Greek name for Iran, Iran is the Iranian name.
Some of these sell for good money, especially in the original frame with Iranian style mat.

 

awesome, thanks Aj. thats good news if the frame wasn't original to the piece, and seems to fit the chinese one better, so will look out for a more traditional one

 

Chinese one could be from a set of Four Beauties/Seasons.

 

that's very nice , Charles !!!

 

thanks mate, think it looked tackier in the gold frame, but not sure now, could always try selling both and see which ones sells quicker

 

frames to gold for me........ but not terrible either !

 

The frame and mat look better on the Iranian piece imo.
It is too overbearing for the Chinese beauty, especially that strong gold tone of the mat next to the subtle background colour.

 

THe Iranian one belongs in there. The Chinese lady probably had a dark brown, dark green etc frame originally.

 

What is the Iranian one on ? It looks like celluloid ?

 

yeah its something like that mate, something plasticy i think

 

The something plasticy is probably ivorine, which can go back to the end of the nineteenth century, though the Persian examples seem to be considerably later (search "ivorine persian painting").