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Bahram Gur in the black pavillion
Shiraz, AH 992/1584-5 AD
gouache heightened with gold on paper, the King sits opposite the Indian princess, Furak, while dancers and musicians entertain them, attendants serve food and drink and other figures are visible on the roof and in rooms to the right, panels of black nastaliq within gold clouds above and below, illuminated heading above, margins and leaf as previous lot, (minor rubbing and discolouration, splits and repairs to margin), verso with 20ll. of black nasta'liq in four columns on gold-sprinkled paper, margins as recto, illuminated divisions and heading, folio 15¾ x 10½in. (40 x 26.6cm.), miniature 10¾ x 7in. (27.4 x 17.8cm.); and another similar, showing BAHRAM GUR IN THE SANDLEWOOD PAVILLION, sitting opposite the Chinese princess, Yagme, who offers him fruit, (some flaking and discolouration, negligible worming and repairs to outer margin), miniature 11 x 7¼in. (28 x 8.2cm.) (2)
Shiraz, AH 992/1584-5 AD
gouache heightened with gold on paper, the King sits opposite the Indian princess, Furak, while dancers and musicians entertain them, attendants serve food and drink and other figures are visible on the roof and in rooms to the right, panels of black nastaliq within gold clouds above and below, illuminated heading above, margins and leaf as previous lot, (minor rubbing and discolouration, splits and repairs to margin), verso with 20ll. of black nasta'liq in four columns on gold-sprinkled paper, margins as recto, illuminated divisions and heading, folio 15¾ x 10½in. (40 x 26.6cm.), miniature 10¾ x 7in. (27.4 x 17.8cm.); and another similar, showing BAHRAM GUR IN THE SANDLEWOOD PAVILLION, sitting opposite the Chinese princess, Yagme, who offers him fruit, (some flaking and discolouration, negligible worming and repairs to outer margin), miniature 11 x 7¼in. (28 x 8.2cm.) (2)