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Gul-o bulbul

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Gul-o bulbul
Persia, AH 1252/1836-7 AD

watercolour on paper, the nightingale sits on the rose stem beneath a flower and a bud, a spray of cherry blossom behind, gold margin between black rules, signed in red below by Lutf'ali Quli and dated 1202, two black seal impressions, (negligible wear), mounted on cream card with blue, red and gold borders between black rules, inscription in black nasta'liq above
miniature 10 x 5¼in. (25.4 x 13.3cm.)

Lot Essay

The inscription above states that the piece was presented by Zuhur 'Ali to Mirza 'Ali Asghar Khan.

The two oval seal impressions are those of Nizam al-Mulk engraved in AH 1180/1766-7 AD, and the square one is that of the artist, 'Abd al-Rahy Lutf'ali, engraved in 1252, the same year as he painted the piece.

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