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Country of Origin: Isfahan
Persia
Date of Origin Circa
1648-9
Use:
JBOC Comments:
Auction Catalogue Description:
ARTS OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD
Sale L03221 lot 30
KHIZR AND ILYAS AT THE FOUNTAIN OF LIFE:
ILLUSTRATED LEAF FROM A MANUSCRIPT OF FIRDAUSI'S
SHAHNAMA, SIGNED BY MU`IN MUSAVVIR, PERSIA,
ISFAHAN, CIRCA 1648-9
London, New Bond Street 8,000—10,000 GBP
Session 1
15 Oct 03 10:30 AM
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium:
24,000 GBP
measurements note
leaf 34.5 by 21.2cm. text area 28.5 by 14cm.
miniature 23.4 by 11.3cm.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
gouache and gold on paper, text above and below
the miniature in four columns of nasta`liq
script, and diagonally in outer margin, a later
medallion with découpé calligraphy pasted to
margin at right, catchword, the reverse with 29
lines of text written in four columns and
diagonally in outer margin, heading in orange and
blue on a gold ground with foliate motifs
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