Lot Essay
For a discussion on the Hamla-i Haydari and these illustrations see lot 1.
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DECCAN, POSSIBLY GOLCONDA, CENTRAL INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
Details
AN ILLUSTRATION FROM THE HAMLA-I HAYDARI: 'ALI KILLS KHALID, THE SON OF ABU SUFYAN, DURING THE BATTLE OF UHUD
DECCAN, POSSIBLY GOLCONDA, CENTRAL INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, 'Ali brandishing his sword zulficar and pursuing horsemen, Muhammad in green tunic and on a white steed addressing him, slain bodies in the foreground, an army preceded by standard bearers in the mountainous background, four columns of text in black nasta'liq script above and below, a chapter divider with two lines of red nasta'liq script above, the reverse with four columns of black nasta'liq text and a chapter divider with three lines of red nasta'liq script, mounted
Painting 7 5/8 x 9 5/8in. (19.4 x 24.5cm.); folio 11 ¼ x 19 ½in. (28.6 x 49.6cm.)
DECCAN, POSSIBLY GOLCONDA, CENTRAL INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, 'Ali brandishing his sword zulficar and pursuing horsemen, Muhammad in green tunic and on a white steed addressing him, slain bodies in the foreground, an army preceded by standard bearers in the mountainous background, four columns of text in black nasta'liq script above and below, a chapter divider with two lines of red nasta'liq script above, the reverse with four columns of black nasta'liq text and a chapter divider with three lines of red nasta'liq script, mounted
Painting 7 5/8 x 9 5/8in. (19.4 x 24.5cm.); folio 11 ¼ x 19 ½in. (28.6 x 49.6cm.)
Provenance
The William P. Cleary Collection, Sausalito, CA
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