Arts of the Islamic World
Arts of the Islamic World
Auction Closed
October 23, 04:16 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A FORLORN MENDICANT, PERSIA, SAFAVID, 17TH CENTURY
brush and watercolor on paper, a later inscription attributing the work to Reza ‘Abbasi on the right-hand side
painting: 17.5 by 9.8cm.
leaf: 37.6 by 23.9cm.
The later inscription reads: 'This was designed in Qazvin and was coloured 30 years later in Isafahan on Wednesday 8th (?) of the month of Shawwal ... fortune, year [10]41. Drawing of the humble Reza 'Abbasi'.