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Lot 6†,R
An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting Manuchehr lifting Tur from his horse and hurling him to the ground Persia, Shiraz, Aq-Qoyunlu period, circa 1480-90
12 November 2024, 11:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£6,000 - £8,000
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An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting Manuchehr lifting Tur from his horse and hurling him to the ground
Persia, Shiraz, Aq-Qoyunlu period, circa 1480-90
Persia, Shiraz, Aq-Qoyunlu period, circa 1480-90
Persian manuscript on paper, text written in delicate nasta'liq script in black ink in four columns, intercolumnar rules in gold with small floral motifs, inner margins ruled in colours and gold, illustration in gouache and gold, heading written in nasta'liq script in white on a gold ground within an illuminated panel
visible leaf 253 x 142 mm.
visible leaf 253 x 142 mm.
Footnotes
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of Dr Ahmed Essa (1929-2008), USA.
Three illustrated leaves from the same dispersed Shahnama manuscript are in the David Collection, Copenhagen (inv. 48, 50, 51/2006). See J. Meyer, P. Wandel, Shahnama: the Colourful Epic about Iran's Past, Copenhagen 2016, pp. 96-97, no. 14, 23 and 39. Other leaves are in the Art Institute of Chicago (1976.524 & 525), and in the Harvard Art Museum (2002.50.20).
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