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SIX ILLUSTRATIONS
TO THE MIHR-O MUSHTARI, IRAN, 15TH CENTURY
From the Mihr-o Mushtari of 'Assar, gouache heightened with gold on paper, the miniatures depicting Mihr at various activities including killing a lion, sailing in a large black boat, wrestling a beast, being entertained by musicians, approaching a city whilst spectators look on and sitting in a cave before a holy man, each folio with two columns of black nasta'liq within gold and black intercolumnar rules, the versos similar, one with a heading in blue naskh on foliate ground, some flaking and fading of paint
Largest miniature 4 7/8 x 3¼in. (9.8 x 8.5cm.); folio 7 5/8 x 4 5/8in. (19.4 x 11.6cm.) (6)