A HUNTING PARTY RETURNS
A HUNTING PARTY RETURNS

SAFAVID IRAN, 16TH CENTURY

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A HUNTING PARTY RETURNS
SAFAVID IRAN, 16TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments heightened with gold and black ink on paper, a prince and his retinue walk back to their tented encampment with hounds and cheetah, a reclining man in a blue tunic awaits, a rocky landscape with turbaned figures in the background, four columns of black text in nasta'liq script above and below, in gold borders, in red and blue rules
Painting 4 ¾ x 4 ¾in. (12 x 12cm.); page 10 ¼ x 5 7/8in. (26 x 14.9cm.) visible

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