A group of three Miniatures: An illustrated leaf probably from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama depicting the meeting of Anushirvan (Chosroes I) and Buzurjmihr on a hillside; A scene from Nizami's Khamsa; Bahram Gur with the Indian princess in the black pavilion; a bath house scene, Persia, 16th-18th centuries

Gouache heightened with gold depicting an outdoor scene of courtly leisure, six columns of text above and below the painting and on the verso written in nasta'liq script in black ink with double intercolumnar rules, borders ruled in colours and gold; gouache heightened with gold showing two seated figures flanked by attendants, four columns of text in black nasta'liq script above and on the verso with double intercolumnar rules, borders ruled in blue and gold; gouache heightened with gold depicting a group of ladies washing and conversing at the baths beneath stone arches, two columns of text on the verso written in nasta'liq script in black ink on gold-sprinkled paper, borders ruled in colours and gold 

all in overall condition, the first with some very minor losses to the paint and some staining to the top leaft corner, a few worm holes; the second with very minor paint losses and some water-staining to the top left corner and left-hand edge, some slight smudging to the text on the left; the third with a thin alongt the border to the right-hand border edge, as viewed.
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