Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs and Carpets
21 October - 27 October 2021 • London
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101 An early illuminated Qur'an section (XX), copied by Muhammad Yunus al-Warraq, Iran or Iraq, late 11th/early 12th century AD
102 A Qur'an bifolium in gold muhaqqaq script, Egypt or Syria, Mamluk, circa 1325-1350
103 An illuminated Qur’an section, Bust, Ghaznavid, circa 1110 AD
105 Kamal al-Din Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Abd al-Mumin ibn Musa al-Qaisi al Sharishi (d.1223), Sharh al-Maqamat al-Hariri, Vol.II, Iraq, 13th century
106 Zayn al-Din Jurjani (d.1136 AD), Zakhirah-i Khwarazmshahi ('Treasury dedicated to the King of Khwarazmshahi'), An Encyclopaedia of Medical Science, Persia, late 15th/early 16th century, with later annotations in Hebrew
107 A rare teaching Qur'an commissioned by the Mamluk Sultan Qaytbay (r.1468-96), copied by Khattab ibn 'Umar al-Danjawi, Egypt, probably Cairo, dated 890 AH/1485-86 AD
108 An illuminated Timurid Qur'an, Persia, 15th century
109 A magnificent illuminated Qur'an written in gold, Persia, Herat, Safavid, third quarter 16th century
110 A large illuminated Qur'an, Persia, Safavid, early 16th century
111 Qutb al-Din ibn 'Ala'addin al-Hanafi (d.1582-3 AD), Al-I'lam bi I'lam balad Allah al-Haram (A History of Mecca), copied by Ibrahim ibn Yusuf al-Muhtar al-Sharifi al-Hanafi al-Makki, Arabian peninsula, 16th century
112 Muhyi al-Din Lari (d.1526-27), Futuh al-Haramayn, Persia, Safavid, circa 1600
113 Banu Musa ibn Shakir, Kitab al-Hiyal (on mechanical devices), Persia, circa 1600
114 Husain ibn 'Ubaidallah al-Ansari al-'Azimabadi al-Najarnahwi, Sullam al-Aflak (A treatise on astronomy), India, Patna (Azimabad), dated 22 Jumada al-Thani 1284 AH/21 October 1867 AD
115 Hamdullah al-Mustawfi al-Qazwini (d.1339), Nuzhat al-Qulub, copied by Ibn Jabbar Quli Khudaverdi, Persia, Qazvin, Safavid, dated 7 Shawwal 1072 AH/May 1662
116 Shaykh Muslih al-Din Sa'di (d.1291-92 AD), Kulliyat (Collected Works), an illuminated manuscript, signed by 'Inayatullah Ibrahimabadi, India, Mughal, dated 45 (regnal year)/ 1701-02 AD
117 Amir Shahi (d.1453), Diwan, copied by ‘Abdullah, Persia, Safavid, 16th century
118 An illuminated Qur'an, copied by Hafiz Husayn al-Husni, Turkey, Ottoman, dated 1246 AH/1830 AD
119 A complete Qur'an in 30 volumes, copied by Mahmud ibn Sabir, China, Yunnan, dated end of Safar 1103 AH/October-November 1691 AD
120 Ibn Battuta (d.1377), Tuhfat an-nuzzar fi ghara'ib al-amsar wa 'aja'ib asfar, a volume from The Travels, North Africa, 17th century
121 A calligraphic muraqqa’, signed by Hafiz Osman (d.1698), Turkey, Ottoman, dated 1109 AH/1697 AD
122 An illuminated Dala'il al-Khayrat, copied by Hafiz Osman, Turkey, Ottoman, dated 1161 AH/1748 AD
123 An illuminated miniature octagonal Qur'an, copied by Da'ud ibn Abdullah, Turkey, Istanbul, Ottoman, 16th century
124 An illuminated Qur’an, copied by Hafiz Mehmed al-Farid, student of Haji Hafiz Mehmed, Imam of the mosque of Muradiyya in Edirne, Turkey, Ottoman, dated 1236 AH/1820-21 AD
125 A printed Hajj certificate depicting the Holy Places, Turkey, Ottoman, 19th century
126 Muhammad Kabrit (d.1660), Al-Jawahir al-thaminah fi mahasin al-Madina (A History of Medina), Medina, copied in 1315 AH/1897 AD
127 An illuminated Qur'an bearing the name of Fath 'Ali Shah, copied by 'Abdullah al-Shirazi, Persia, Tehran, Qajar, dated Ramadan 1248 AH/January-February 1833 AD
128 An illuminated firman on vellum bearing the tughra of Sultan Abdulhamid II (r.1876-1909), Turkey, Ottoman dated 5 Shawwal 1294 AH/13 October 1877
129 An imperial calendar made for Sultan Abdulmecid I (r.1839-61), drafted by Mehmet Sadullah, Turkey, Ottoman, dated 1260 AH/1844 AD
130 An illustrated and illuminated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnameh (The Second Small Shahnameh): Gushtasp slaying the Dragon of Mount Saqila, Persia or Baghdad, Ilkhanid, circa 1300 AD
131 An illustrated and illuminated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnameh: Rustam fighting Isfandiyar, copied by Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ibn Husaini (al-Mausili), Persia, Shiraz, 741 AH/1341 AD
132 An illustrated and illuminated leaf from a manuscript of Nizami's Kheradnameh: Alexander on his voyage to India, Persia, Shiraz, Timurid, 15th century
133 An illustrated and illuminated album page: Preparations for a Feast in a Garden, Persia, Shiraz, Safavid, mid-16th century
134 Fighting Dragons, Persia, Safavid, 16th century
135 A standing portrait of a lady holding a wine jug, Persia, Qajar, 19th century
136 A dervish holding a book, signed by Muhammad Muhsin, Persia, Safavid, Isfahan, second quarter 17th century
137 Vahshi Baqfi, Farhad wa Shirin, copied by Muhammad Hakim al-Husayni, paintings attributed to Muhammad Qasim, Persia, Mashhad, Safavid, dated 1046 AH/1636-37 AD
138 An illustrated leaf from the Makhzan al-Asrar of Nizami: The Disputing Physicians, Persia, Tabriz, Safavid, circa 1525-35
139 An illustration from the 'First' Baburnama of 1589, mounted on a leaf from the Farhang-i Jahangiri of 1608: Babur attempts to defend Akhsi, India, Mughal, late 16th-early 17th century
140 An illustration from the 'British Library/Chester Beatty' Akbarnama, mounted on a leaf from the Farhang-i Jahangiri of 1608: A Mughal army from the Punjab defeats the army of Gakhars and captures Sultan Adam, the painting attributed to Sur Das Gujarati, India, Mughal, the painting circa 1602-03
141 An illustration to a Ragamala series: Madhumadhavi Ragini, India, Deccan, possibly Aurangabad, circa 1720-40
142 An illustration to a Ragamala series: Madhumadhavi Ragini, ascribed to Puran Nath (Hunhar II), India, Provincial Mughal, Faizabad, circa 1765
143 A maiden being led to her bedchamber, with calligraphy by Muhammad Amin al-Mashhadi, Mughal, Delhi or Lucknow, circa 1755-65
144 A leaf from the 'Palam' Bhagavata Purana: The initiation of Krishna and Balarama, India, Delhi-Agra area, circa 1520-30
145 An illustration to a Ragamala series: Madhumadhavi Ragini, India, Rajasthan, Sirohi, circa 1680
146 Ladies enjoying themselves in the countryside, style of Muhammad Faqirullah Khan, India, Provincial Mughal, Farrukhabad, circa 1770-75
147 An ancestral portrait of the rulers of Amer and Jaipur, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur, circa 1760
148 Maharao Ram Singh II of Kota (r.1827-66) in procession with a delegation of British officers, ascribed to Lacchi Ram, India, Rajasthan, Kota, circa 1850
149 Maharana Bhim Singh of Mewar (r.1778-1828) feasting, with horse and shooting displays, attributed to Ghasi, India, Rajasthan, Udaipur, dated VS 1883/1825-26 AD