Lot Essay
See note to lot 122.
INJU SHIRAZ, 1341 AD
Details
Afrasiyab at Court
Inju Shiraz, 1341 AD
Illustration from the Shahnameh, gouache heightened with gold on paper, a king and a prince sit on a red-draped throne, other courtiers wearing golden robes and Mongol hats, turbans and helmets stand and sit around them, 20ll. of black naskh arranged in six columns between red rules, verso with a full page of text, slight staining
Text area 11¼ x 9½in. (28.5 x 24cm.); miniature 3¾ x 9¼in. (9.5 x 23.5cm.)
Inju Shiraz, 1341 AD
Illustration from the Shahnameh, gouache heightened with gold on paper, a king and a prince sit on a red-draped throne, other courtiers wearing golden robes and Mongol hats, turbans and helmets stand and sit around them, 20ll. of black naskh arranged in six columns between red rules, verso with a full page of text, slight staining
Text area 11¼ x 9½in. (28.5 x 24cm.); miniature 3¾ x 9¼in. (9.5 x 23.5cm.)