A RARE PERSIAN ILLUSTRATED COPY OF THE BHAGAVATA PURANA
A RARE PERSIAN ILLUSTRATED COPY OF THE BHAGAVATA PURANA
A RARE PERSIAN ILLUSTRATED COPY OF THE BHAGAVATA PURANA
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A RARE PERSIAN ILLUSTRATED COPY OF THE BHAGAVATA PURANA

KASHMIR, NORTH INDIA, DATED AH 1232/1816-17 AD

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A RARE PERSIAN ILLUSTRATED COPY OF THE BHAGAVATA PURANA
KASHMIR, NORTH INDIA, DATED AH 1232/1816-17 AD
The story of Krishna, Persian manuscript on paper, 263ff. plus nine fly-leaves, 17ll. of black nasta'liq to the page, important words overlined in red, text within gold and polychrome rules, with catchwords, marginal notes, numerous original full-page illustrations including Krishna and the gopis bathing, Krishna quelling the Serpent Kaliya, Krishna lifting Mount Govardhan, Vishnu, Brahma and Shiva in the wilderness, two opening headpieces in gold and polychrome with illuminated floral margins, colophon dated, in black stamped morocco with flap
Text panel 8 ¾ x 4 5/8in. (22 x 11.8cm.); folio 11 ½ x 7 3/8in. (29.4 x 18.6cm.)
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