King Solomon and a Peri

QAZWIN, CIRCA 1570

Details

King Solomon and a Peri
Qazwin, circa 1570
From a copy of Qazvini's Aja'ib al-Makhluqat, gouache heightened with gold on paper, mauve ground, the bearded King with fiery aura sitting on a low gold and blue stool, an angel with orange robe and long wings seated on the ground before him, 9ll. of black nasta'liq and gold naskh above, verso with page of text, areas of oxidisation from facing page
Text area 8½ x 4¾in. (21.5 x 12cm.); miniature 4¾in (12cm.) square

Provenance

Sevadjian sale, lot 155bis (according to a note on the reverse)

Lot Essay

This miniature is from the same manuscript as fifteen in the Pozzi Collection depicting animals and planets. The catalogue entry under those points out the similarity of the paintings to the works of Siyawush Beg (Robinson, B.W.: Jean Pozzi -- L'Orient d'un Collectionneur, Geneva, 1992, nos.94-108, pp.125-126, pl.XVI and on p.258).

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