More on the Chini-kana
Siavash queried the architectural origins of the Chini-kana, in one of his (thankyou, Siavash!) interesting comments. I thought I’d add a note about this, drawing on AH Morton’s very helpful paper, “The Ardabīl Shrine in the Reign of Shāh Ṭahmāsp I”. Iran Vol. 12 (1974), pp. 31-64 AHM reports that ME Weaver, a UNESCO consultant …