Lot Essay
The copy of the Shahnameh from which this comes was sold at Sotheby's 22 April 1980, lot 271.
QAZVIN, 1580
Details
Iskander encounters Ilyas and Khizr at the Well of Life
Qazvin, 1580
Gouache heightened with gold and silver on paper, two groups of mounted warriors stand confronted by a stream, other soldiers watch from behind rocks in the background, with 8ll. of text arranged in 4 columns above and below, small areas of damage and repainting
Leaf 13¼ x 9½in. (33.5 x 24cm.); miniature 11¼ x 8¾in. (28.5 x 22cm.)
Qazvin, 1580
Gouache heightened with gold and silver on paper, two groups of mounted warriors stand confronted by a stream, other soldiers watch from behind rocks in the background, with 8ll. of text arranged in 4 columns above and below, small areas of damage and repainting
Leaf 13¼ x 9½in. (33.5 x 24cm.); miniature 11¼ x 8¾in. (28.5 x 22cm.)