A STUDY OF A WOODPECKER

SAFAVID IRAN, DATED SHAWAL AH 1099/JULY-AUGUST 1688 AD

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A STUDY OF A WOODPECKER
SAFAVID IRAN, DATED SHAWAL AH 1099/JULY-AUGUST 1688 AD
Opaque pigments on paper, depicting a red-breasted bird perched on a branch, with additional red colouring on his head and under his tail, otherwise gray all over with white-and-black wings and tail, against a neutral background with an inscription in red at right, surrounded by gold-flecked borders
5¾ x 9 3/8 in. (15 x 23.8 cm.)

Provenance

Estate of Mr. Fong Chow, New York
Christie's New York, 18 September 2013, lot 290

Lot Essay

The inscription reads "ruz-e se shanbeh shahr shaval ba iqbal senne 1099 ba tam" which translates to "Wednesday, month of Shawal year AH 1099 July-August 1688 AD." There are also traces of an erased attribution to an artist below.

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