Enrica Medugno
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Lot 9R
An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of the Barzu-nameh of Shams al-Din Muhammad Kawsaj, depicting Faramarz lassooing Barzu Persia, perhaps Qazwin, circa 1550-70
23 May 2023, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£1,000 - £1,500
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Oliver White
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An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of the Barzu-nameh of Shams al-Din Muhammad Kawsaj, depicting Faramarz lassooing Barzu
Persia, perhaps Qazwin, circa 1550-70
Persia, perhaps Qazwin, circa 1550-70
gouache and gold on paper, text written in four columns in nasta'liq script in black ink, intercolumnar and inner margins ruled in colours and gold, laid down on a separate sheet with contemporary gold-sprinkled border
illustration 230 x 172 mm.; total visible size 275 x 215 mm.
illustration 230 x 172 mm.; total visible size 275 x 215 mm.
Footnotes
Provenance
Private collection, London.
The text of the Barzu-nameh is often interpolated into Firdausi's Shahnama. For this section, with a few word variations, see Burzu Nama (the Older Section), Shams al-Din Muhammad Kawsaj (8th C AH/14th C AD), edited with an introduction by Akbar Mahvi, Tehran 2008, pp. 82-83.