Lot Essay
See note to lot 122.
INJU SHIRAZ, 1341 AD
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The enthronement of Gushtasp
Inju Shiraz, 1341 AD
Illustration from the Shahnameh, gouache heightened with gold on paper, the King sits on a red-draped throne wearing a golden robe, Rustem carrying his oxe-headed mace sits on his right, other courtiers wearing golden robes and Mongol hats and turbans stand and sit around them, 21ll. of black naskh arranged in six columns between red rules, titles in red or black thuluth, the verso with a full page of text (some smudging and staining)
Text area 11¼ x 9½in. (28.5 x 24cm.); miniature 9¼ x 3¾in. (23.5 x 10cm.) apx.
Inju Shiraz, 1341 AD
Illustration from the Shahnameh, gouache heightened with gold on paper, the King sits on a red-draped throne wearing a golden robe, Rustem carrying his oxe-headed mace sits on his right, other courtiers wearing golden robes and Mongol hats and turbans stand and sit around them, 21ll. of black naskh arranged in six columns between red rules, titles in red or black thuluth, the verso with a full page of text (some smudging and staining)
Text area 11¼ x 9½in. (28.5 x 24cm.); miniature 9¼ x 3¾in. (23.5 x 10cm.) apx.