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SHIRAZ, CIRCA 1520-30 AD
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THE MEETING OF MANIJEH AND BIJAN
Shiraz, circa 1520-30 AD
A leaf from a Shahnameh, gouache heightened with gold on paper, Manijeh and Bijan seated in a richly patterned tent with female musicians accompanying them, three lines of black nasta'liq arranged in four columns above and below, slight oxidisation and creasing, mounted, framed and glazed
Folio 14½ x 11½in. (36.5 x 29.3cm.); miniature 9¾ x 7½in. (24.7 x 18.6cm.)
Shiraz, circa 1520-30 AD
A leaf from a Shahnameh, gouache heightened with gold on paper, Manijeh and Bijan seated in a richly patterned tent with female musicians accompanying them, three lines of black nasta'liq arranged in four columns above and below, slight oxidisation and creasing, mounted, framed and glazed
Folio 14½ x 11½in. (36.5 x 29.3cm.); miniature 9¾ x 7½in. (24.7 x 18.6cm.)
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