Lot Essay
This and the following six lots are from the same Khamseh as the preceeding lot.
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Muhammad riding Buraq
Shiraz, AH 992/1584-5 AD
gouache heightened with gold on paper, against a blue sky with gold clouds, the veiled Prophet rides his human-headed stead in a cloud of flame, winged angels fly around him carrying flaming dishes and a green penant, panels of four columns of black nasta'liq in gold clouds above and below, orange, green and gold margins between black rules, margin painted with gold animals, birds and plants, (small areas of flaking, some spotting, small damages to edges), verso with 20ll. of black nasta'liq in four columns on gold-sprinkled paper, margins as recto, illuminated divisions and heading, (slight spotting)
folio 15¾ x 10½in. (40 x 26.6cm.)
miniature 9½ x 7in. (24.4 x 17.5cm.)
Shiraz, AH 992/1584-5 AD
gouache heightened with gold on paper, against a blue sky with gold clouds, the veiled Prophet rides his human-headed stead in a cloud of flame, winged angels fly around him carrying flaming dishes and a green penant, panels of four columns of black nasta'liq in gold clouds above and below, orange, green and gold margins between black rules, margin painted with gold animals, birds and plants, (small areas of flaking, some spotting, small damages to edges), verso with 20ll. of black nasta'liq in four columns on gold-sprinkled paper, margins as recto, illuminated divisions and heading, (slight spotting)
folio 15¾ x 10½in. (40 x 26.6cm.)
miniature 9½ x 7in. (24.4 x 17.5cm.)