AN ILLUSTRATED FOLIO FROM THE SHAHNAMA (BOOK OF KINGS)
SAFAVID SHIRAZ, SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the large illustration depicting a battle scene with two confronted armies, two standards painted atop the composition, the illustration arranged between four columns of text in black nasta'liq script, between gold and polychrome rules and plain borders, the reverse with 21ll. of black nasta'liq script arranged in four columns, minor staining, in very good condition otherwise, in modern mount
Folio 13¼ x 9¼in. (33.7 x 23.7cm.)
AN ILLUSTRATED FOLIO FROM THE SHAHNAMA (BOOK OF KINGS)
SAFAVID SHIRAZ, SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the large illustration depicting a battle scene with two confronted armies, two standards painted atop the composition, the illustration arranged between four columns of text in black nasta'liq script, between gold and polychrome rules and plain borders, the reverse with 21ll. of black nasta'liq script arranged in four columns, minor staining, in very good condition otherwise, in modern mount
Folio 13¼ x 9¼in. (33.7 x 23.7cm.)
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