Arts of the Islamic World & India
Arts of the Islamic World & India
PROPERTY FROM A PRESTIGIOUS EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
gouache heightened with gold on paper, the margins with Persian verses in black nasta’liq alternating with illuminated sections, the reverse with a calligraphic panel, further verses in the margins, laid down on later card
painting: 13.8 by 7.1cm.
leaf: 19.8 by 13cm.
inscriptions
recto: the margins of the painting with calligraphic cartouches comprising couplets from Jami's Salaman va Absal of the Haft Awrang
verso: with Persian verses including couplets from Kashkul by Shaykh Baha'i, and couplets by Amir Shahi (not all identified)
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