An Album of siyah mashq
An Album of siyah mashq

BY ZAYN AL-ABIDIN, QAJAR PERSIA, 19TH CENTURY

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An Album of siyah mashq
By Zayn al-Abidin, Qajar Persia, 19th Century
Comprising 10ff. with varying numbers of ll of black shikasteh and nasta'liq on gold and polychrome illuminated ground, light staining, one folio signed, mounted on coloured card with illuminated margins, in Qajar gold and polychrome lacquer binding with central cartouche of hunting scene, slight cracking, red and gold lacquer doublures with birds and flowers
Largest leaf 13 x 7in. (33.5 x 19.5cm.)

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