Property from the collection of Eva and Konrad Seitz
An illustrated folio from Nizami's Haft Paykar: Bahram Gur and the Chinese princess in the sandalwood pavilion, Persia, Shiraz, Safavid, circa 1560
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April 30, 03:48 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
ink, gouache and gold on paper, black nasta'liq arranged in three columns above and below the image, panels of intercolumnar illumination, bordered by coloured rules, surmounted by a domed headpiece, buff margins, verso with 20 lines of black nasta'liq arranged in four columns with intercolumnar illuminated panels
painting: 28 by 17cm.
leaf: 39.5 by 25.5cm.
J. Seyller and K. Seitz, Eva and Konrad Seitz Collection of Indian miniatures, Mughal & Deccani paintings, Zurich, 2010, p.16, fig.2
This illustrated folio depicts a scene from the Haft Paykar (Seven Beauties), one of the five poems of the Khamsa of Nizami. Originally composed in the twelfth century, it narrates the tale of the legendary Sassanian king, Bahram Gur, marrying seven princesses from the seven regions of the world. Bahram Gur has domed pavilions built for each princess, painted in a different colour associated with one of the planets and a day of the week. He visits his brides one by one on successive nights when they each narrate a long story. He is depicted here with Princess Yaghmanaz, daughter of the Khaqan of Chin, whom he visits on a Sunday. The couple are seated in a domed sandalwood pavilion.
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