Dragons in saz leaves

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Dragons in saz leaves
after Shah Quli
Ottoman Turkey, circa 1570 or later

Black ink on paper, a dragon amid foliage confronts the head of a senmurgh emerging from the saz leaves, while a lion's head bites at its shoulder (some staining), two seal marks, mounted
miniature 8¼ x 3¾in. (9.3 x 20.7cm.)

Lot Essay

The present picture is a reversed version of two other larger drawings, one in the Cleveland Museum of Art (Türkische Kunst und Kultur aus osmanischer Zeit, Recklinghausen, 1985, p.54), and the other in the Khalili collection (Rogers, J.M.: Empire of the Sultans, London, 1995 p.224).

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