An illuminated frontispiece from a manuscript of Qazi Nurallah Shushtari's Majalis al-Mu'minin, Persia, Safavid, 17th century

gouache heightened with gold on paper, the central shamsa containing cartouches with the headings of the first 5 chapters in nasta'liq, on a ground of scrolling floral vine, laid down on card within blue margins

leaf: 30.1 by 19.7cm.