An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Nizami's Khamsa: Bahram Gur entertained in the red pavilion, Persia, Isfahan, mid-17th century

Ink and gouache heightened with gold on paper, text above and below the miniature written in four columns of nasta'liq script with interlinear gold, catchword in lower margin, reverse with a full page of text in 17 lines, heading in red in ruled panel, numbered on reverse '11', 'A', '37'.

In very good condition, the margins of the painting are clean with only a European number written on the bottom right, minor stains, the painting is in good condition with only minor rubbing, as viewed.
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