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Auction archive: Lot number 22

Two illustrated leaves from a manuscript of Persian poetry depicting Khusrau spying on Shirin as she bathes Persia, probably Shiraz, second half of the 16th Century

Estimate
£0
Price realised:
£1,080
ca. US$2,025
Auction archive: Lot number 22

Two illustrated leaves from a manuscript of Persian poetry depicting Khusrau spying on Shirin as she bathes Persia, probably Shiraz, second half of the 16th Century

Estimate
£0
Price realised:
£1,080
ca. US$2,025
Beschreibung:

Persian manuscript on paper, 20 lines to the page written in four columns of nasta'liq script in black ink, inner margins ruled in colours and gold, edges frayed, stained as a result of adhesive tape, creased, 350 x 230 mm.; and an illustrated leaf depicting the story of Sanjar encountering the old lady, repainted at a later date in the Shiraz style, late 16th/17th Century and later 330 x 220 mm.(2)

Auction archive: Lot number 22
Auction:
Datum:
12 Oct 2006
Auction house:
Bonhams London
London, New Bond Street 101 New Bond Street London W1S 1SR Tel: +44 20 7447 7447 Fax : +44 207 447 7401 info@bonhams.com
Beschreibung:

Persian manuscript on paper, 20 lines to the page written in four columns of nasta'liq script in black ink, inner margins ruled in colours and gold, edges frayed, stained as a result of adhesive tape, creased, 350 x 230 mm.; and an illustrated leaf depicting the story of Sanjar encountering the old lady, repainted at a later date in the Shiraz style, late 16th/17th Century and later 330 x 220 mm.(2)

Auction archive: Lot number 22
Auction:
Datum:
12 Oct 2006
Auction house:
Bonhams London
London, New Bond Street 101 New Bond Street London W1S 1SR Tel: +44 20 7447 7447 Fax : +44 207 447 7401 info@bonhams.com
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