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Lot 17R
An illuminated prayer scroll, copied by the scribe Muhammad Isma'il in naskhi and nasta'liq scripts, for Prince Qay Qubad Mirza, one of the sons of Fath 'Ali Shah Qajar Qajar Persia, dated AH 1248/AD 1832-33
12 November 2024, 11:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£4,000 - £6,000
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An illuminated prayer scroll, copied by the scribe Muhammad Isma'il in naskhi and nasta'liq scripts, for Prince Qay Qubad Mirza, one of the sons of Fath 'Ali Shah Qajar
Qajar Persia, dated AH 1248/AD 1832-33
Qajar Persia, dated AH 1248/AD 1832-33
Arabic manuscript on paper, in scroll form, text written in large fine naskhi script, and some nasta'liq, in black ink within cloudbands on a gold ground, headings written in red and one in gold, illuminated headpiece in colours and gold, margins ruled in colours and gold, green leather outer wrapper
128 x 11.5 cm.
128 x 11.5 cm.
Footnotes
The text comprises the U'idhu prayer, recommended to be recited after every morning prayer for the purpose of repelling enemies.
Qay Qubad Mirza is listed as the 21st son of Fath 'Ali Shah, but no further biography is recorded.
The scribe could be Muhammad Isma'il Yazdi, whose single recorded piece, commissioned for Muhammad Vali Mirza is dated AH 1239/AD 1823-24. See Mehdi Bayani, ahval va asar-e khosh-nevisan, vol. IV, Tehran, 1358 sh., p. 132.
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