A leaf from a Shahnameh
Probably Tabriz or Qazwin, circa 1530
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A leaf from a Shahnameh Probably Tabriz or Qazwin, circa 1530

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A leaf from a Shahnameh
Probably Tabriz or Qazwin, circa 1530
gouache heightened with gold and silver on paper, depicting Firdawsi's encounter between the court poets of Ghazna, shown seated in conversation before a stream while Firdawsi approaches from the right, black lines of nasta'liq in panels above and below -- 20.2 x 15.8cm. (area of staining).
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