Mohammad Hosayni Emami
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Mohammad Hosayni Emami (also spelled Muhammad Husayni Imami; fl. 1860s–1870s; Persian: محمدحسین امامی) was a notable Iranian lacquer painter from the Emami family in Isfahan, active during the reign of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (r. 1848–1896).[1][2] Working in the traditional style, he was most active during the 1860s and 1870s, though he had already painted a portrait of Naser al-Din Shah in 1845 when the Shah was still the heir-apparent.[3] Over the course of his career, Emami achieved the title of naqqash-bashi,[3] and the art historian Basil William Robinson attributes much of Isfahan's finest lacquerwork to him.[2]
Mohammad Hosayni Emami was also the father of Mirza Aqa Emami (born Mohammad Mehdi Emami; 1881–1954), another distinguished member of the Emami family.[2]