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Lot 78
  • 78

An illustrated and illuminated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnameh: Gudarz chases Piran up the Mountain, Persia, probably Khurusan, 16th century

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • Gouache and Ink on Paper
Gouache heightened with gold, 7 lines to the page, wrtitten in nasta'liq script in black ink within 4 columns outlined in gold, margins ruled in colours and gold, reverse with 23 lines of text, including a heading in larger red script

Condition

In reasonably good overall condition, a few marginal stains, light creasing, some minor paper repairs, colours bright, as viewed.
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