Study of the box - Lucky painted qapan in the first Qajar period

A scale is a measuring instrument that traditionally consists of one or two cups. Weights that are made based on weight units, both heavy and hot, were used to measure weight. Scales are one of the oldest measuring instruments. Qapani scales were very important in the Qajar period and were used in different sizes and scales for different applications. One of the arts of this period is to place the cap in lacquered boxes. Five boxes - Lacquer painted lacquer in the Qajar period at the Bonhams auction in England are the subject of this research. Studying and recognizing this box - painted scales based on scattered reports raises the following questions: What was the use of these scales with lacquered painted boxes? What are the designs of these boxes? The purpose of this study is to study and introduce this box - Qapan scales that have not been mentioned in domestic and foreign studies. The method of this research is descriptive-analytical and the method of collecting information is library. In search of an answer, it is determined: Weight and measurement in the box - Qapan in the form of a box is a branch of the science of measuring and weighing different objects, which is placed in a small size and in a box for ease of use, and for the beauty around Inside it is painted with various subjects. The quality of the images of these paintings with subjects such as Fath Ali Shah and his sons and the painting of the whole box shows that it was not for normal use and was for practical use in the court. The scale is a tool for weighing the mass of objects and based on two-balance. . Balance or scales were also widely used in the Qajar period. These scales were much more complex than ordinary and simple types. These scales had a lever, two cups and a hand and a number of weights. These scales have weights and are used for small objects. Its soles are brass and steel and have weights from 7 to 12 pieces. A study of the five Qapan boxes introduced at the Bonhams Auction in the United Kingdom shows that these boxes are engraved with a variety of themes, including the king and courtiers, the old man and the prince, Mary and Christ, and the theme of flowers, plants, and ornaments, and at the same time integrate with The visual features of Qajar painting are of the highest quality. On one of the boxes, gold paint has been used and one of the boxes has an inscription with Ferdowsi poems. Two weights of the scales are written by Hassan and Hashemi, and it is not clear whether the box has a name or not. At Bonhams auction, the quality of the box-caps is mentioned as high, courtly and very exquisite. The study of these boxes shows that these boxes were practical and were portable for weighing with weights in different scales.