ID 1178409
Lot 60 | A SCENE FROM THE LUHRASPNAMA
Estimate value
£ 6 000 – 8 000
THE PAINTING SAFAVID SHIRAZ, CIRCA 1550; THE MARGINS MUGHAL INDIA, CIRCA 1610
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, with four columns of black nasta'liq above, with a section header in white thuluth reserved against a gold cartouche set within a lapis, gold and polychrome illuminated panel, laid down on paper with gold illuminated margins, the indigo border with gold floral meander added, the reverse plain with light pencilled inscriptions, small touches of repainting
Painting 4 5⁄8 x 4 1⁄8in. (11.8 x 10.5cm.); folio 13 3⁄8 x 8 ¾in. (34 x 22.3cm.)
| Art style: | Safavid (1506-1722) |
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| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Art style: | Safavid (1506-1722) |
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| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
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