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IRAN, 16TH CENTURY
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AN ILLUSTRATED FOLIO FROM A SAFAVID SHAHNAMA: KAY KHUSRAW ON THE EDGE OF OXUS
IRAN, 16TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, he rides a grey stallion standing on the river's edge, various aquatic monsters emerge from the water, a gold sky in the background, 3ll. of text in fine black nasta'liq script arranged in four columns above, one cartouche with title in red thuluth script, with fine gold illuminated margins with floral scrolls, the reverse with 15ll. of text arranged in four columns and interspersed with panels of diagonal text, mounted
Illustration 7½ x 5 7/8in. (19.2 x 14.8cm.); folio 14¼ x 10in. (36 x 25.3cm.)
IRAN, 16TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, he rides a grey stallion standing on the river's edge, various aquatic monsters emerge from the water, a gold sky in the background, 3ll. of text in fine black nasta'liq script arranged in four columns above, one cartouche with title in red thuluth script, with fine gold illuminated margins with floral scrolls, the reverse with 15ll. of text arranged in four columns and interspersed with panels of diagonal text, mounted
Illustration 7½ x 5 7/8in. (19.2 x 14.8cm.); folio 14¼ x 10in. (36 x 25.3cm.)
Provenance
London, 23 April 1997
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