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Lot 42R
Two leaves from a manuscript of poetry, with illustrations depicting the Mir'aj, and a scene of pupils with a scholar Qajar Persia, late 19th Century(2)
26 October 2020, 11:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £191.25 inc. premium
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Two leaves from a manuscript of poetry, with illustrations depicting the Mir'aj, and a scene of pupils with a scholar
Qajar Persia, late 19th Century
Qajar Persia, late 19th Century
Persian manuscript on paper, one leaf with two lines of shikasteh written in black ink in three columns (text not identified), the paintings in watercolour
leaves 160 x 100 mm.(2)
leaves 160 x 100 mm.(2)
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Provenance
Private UK collection.
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