'Ali Ashraf

'Ali Ashraf (Persian: علی اشرف; fl c. 1735–1780), was a Persian lacquer painter and miniaturist, active during the Afsharid dynasty and Zand dynasty.

[1][2][3] 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).

[1][4] He was trained under Mohammad Zaman.

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