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A 'Mohtashem' Kashan pictorial rug, Central Persia,
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3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- A 'Mohtashem' Kashan pictorial rug
- approximately 201 by 136cm., 6ft. 7in. by 4ft. 6in.
depicting Shirin visiting Farhad on Mount Bisitun
Catalogue Note
The tale of Shirin and Farhad is one of the most popular romances in Persian literature. For a painting by Mirza Baba, 1793-4, depicting the same incident, please see Sotheby's London, The Collection of the Berkeley Trust, October 12, 2004, lot 20.