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ATTRIBUTED TO SIYAVUSH OR HIS CIRCLE, SAFAVID IRAN, LAST QUARTER 16TH CENTURY
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BIZHAN WRESTLING WITH HUMAN
ATTRIBUTED TO SIYAVUSH OR HIS CIRCLE, SAFAVID IRAN, LAST QUARTER 16TH CENTURY
An illustration of the Shahnama of Firdawsi, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, 6ll. black nasta'liq arranged in four columns above and below, within gold and polychrome rules, catchword, painting extending into the margins, inscription in red ink describing the scene, red identification inscriptions, the reverse with 13ll. black nasta'liq arranged horizontally and vertically, a heading in red nasta'liq on gold ground
The painting 10 ¾in. x 7 ¼in. (27.2cm. x 18cm.); folio 14 x 9 ½in. (35.6cm. x 24.1cm.)
ATTRIBUTED TO SIYAVUSH OR HIS CIRCLE, SAFAVID IRAN, LAST QUARTER 16TH CENTURY
An illustration of the Shahnama of Firdawsi, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, 6ll. black nasta'liq arranged in four columns above and below, within gold and polychrome rules, catchword, painting extending into the margins, inscription in red ink describing the scene, red identification inscriptions, the reverse with 13ll. black nasta'liq arranged horizontally and vertically, a heading in red nasta'liq on gold ground
The painting 10 ¾in. x 7 ¼in. (27.2cm. x 18cm.); folio 14 x 9 ½in. (35.6cm. x 24.1cm.)
Provenance
Private Collection, Denmark, 1960s, thence by descent until 2023
Private collection, London, 2023-2026
Private collection, London, 2023-2026
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