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An illustrated and illuminated album page: A Turbaned Youth, Persia, Safavid, 17th Century, with calligraphy signed by Muhammad Salih al-Husayni
Estimate
25,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- ink, paper, gouache
gouache heightened with gold on paper, central figure enclosed by borders of gold floral decoration with applied text panels in black nasta'liq script, laid down on a later album page filled with birds and animals amid leafy foliage, reverse with 5 lines of large nasta'liq script within cloud bands against a ground of gold scrolling vines, with ensuite borders and outer margins
Condition
In good overall condition, very minor paint flaking, minor consolidated tears to upper section of figure, as viewed.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The verses in the borders of the calligraphy side are from Jami’s Yusuf and Zulaykha.
A Persian quatrain in the main panel in fine nasta’liq, signed as ‘The sinful servant [of God] Muhammad Salih al-Husayni’
The only Muhammad Salih who has signed with the attribute al-Husayni is Muhammad Salih Kashfi who according to Bayani is recorded in the Shah Jahan Namah and Mir’at al-‘Alam as a son of the naskh scribe ‘Abdullah Mushkin Qalam, whose father moved to India from Iran. Muhammad Salih was born in Delhi and towards his later life was promoted to become a governor. He was a knowledgeable man, and wrote both in verse and prose in Persian and Hindi. His pen-name in Persian was Kashfi and in Hindi Subhani. He died in Ajmer in 1651 or 1652-3. Among his four recorded works, only one is dated and that is 1638-9 AD (M. Bayani, Ahval va Athar-e Khosh-Navisan, Nasta’liq Navisan, vol.3, 1348 sh, p.778).
The author of the quatrain in the main panel is not identified and it is likely to be by the calligrapher who was a poet.
A Persian quatrain in the main panel in fine nasta’liq, signed as ‘The sinful servant [of God] Muhammad Salih al-Husayni’
The only Muhammad Salih who has signed with the attribute al-Husayni is Muhammad Salih Kashfi who according to Bayani is recorded in the Shah Jahan Namah and Mir’at al-‘Alam as a son of the naskh scribe ‘Abdullah Mushkin Qalam, whose father moved to India from Iran. Muhammad Salih was born in Delhi and towards his later life was promoted to become a governor. He was a knowledgeable man, and wrote both in verse and prose in Persian and Hindi. His pen-name in Persian was Kashfi and in Hindi Subhani. He died in Ajmer in 1651 or 1652-3. Among his four recorded works, only one is dated and that is 1638-9 AD (M. Bayani, Ahval va Athar-e Khosh-Navisan, Nasta’liq Navisan, vol.3, 1348 sh, p.778).
The author of the quatrain in the main panel is not identified and it is likely to be by the calligrapher who was a poet.