Sotheby's Auctions » Arts of the
Islamic World, including 20th Century Middle Eastern
Paintings » lot 29
Sale L03220
Rustam killing the White Div: illustrated leaf from a
manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, Persia, probably
Shiraz, c.1560
London, Bond Street 4,000—6,000 GBP Session 1
30 Apr 03 10:30 AM
MEASUREMENTS
miniature 25.5 by 20.5cm.
text area 26.6 by 16.3cm.
leaf 29 by 23cm.
DESCRIPTION
gouache with gold on paper, text above and below the
miniature in four columns of nasta'liq script, and
diagonally in outer margin, on gold-sprinkled paper, the
reverse with 25 lines of text, heading in white on an
illuminated panel in colours and gold, intercolumnar
rules in colours and gold, a paper repair to miniature,
trimmed
For a later depiction of this scene see lot 31 in this
sale.
For Further Reading:
Thanks and best wishes,
J. Barry O'Connell Jr.
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