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STYLE OF MU'IN MUSAWIR, SAFAVID ISFAHAN, CIRCA 1680
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TWO ILLUSTRATIONS FROM A SHAHNAMA MANUSCRIPT
STYLE OF MU'IN MUSAWIR, SAFAVID ISFAHAN, CIRCA 1680
Gouache heightened with gold on paper, the first illustrating the killing of a mythical feline beast, and the second Gushtasp killing a dragon, both in rocky landscapes with the background extending into the margins, the reverse of each with 25ll. of nasta'liq divided into four columns with headings in red ink and set inside gold and polychrome rules, each mounted, framed and glazed
Folio 12 7/8 x 8 5/8in. (32.4 x 22cm.) (2)
STYLE OF MU'IN MUSAWIR, SAFAVID ISFAHAN, CIRCA 1680
Gouache heightened with gold on paper, the first illustrating the killing of a mythical feline beast, and the second Gushtasp killing a dragon, both in rocky landscapes with the background extending into the margins, the reverse of each with 25ll. of nasta'liq divided into four columns with headings in red ink and set inside gold and polychrome rules, each mounted, framed and glazed
Folio 12 7/8 x 8 5/8in. (32.4 x 22cm.) (2)
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