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A DRAGON AT BAY, HASAN 'ABBAS MUSAWWIR, TABRIZ, 984AH/1576AD
Ink on buff paper heightened with watercolour, in a rocky landscape a warrior astride his galloping steed spears a fierce writhing dragon who claws at a tree, to one side another warrior takes cover behind a rock while below two others wield bow and arrow, signed on the rock below, green and red margins between black rules, panels of large thuluth calligraphy above and below, with panels of nasta'liq and shikasteh at either side, mounted on marbled card - drawing 10 1/2 x 6 1/4in (26.6 x 15.9cm); and another drawing of a dragon (2)
Ink on buff paper heightened with watercolour, in a rocky landscape a warrior astride his galloping steed spears a fierce writhing dragon who claws at a tree, to one side another warrior takes cover behind a rock while below two others wield bow and arrow, signed on the rock below, green and red margins between black rules, panels of large thuluth calligraphy above and below, with panels of nasta'liq and shikasteh at either side, mounted on marbled card - drawing 10 1/2 x 6 1/4in (26.6 x 15.9cm); and another drawing of a dragon (2)
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