ID 1404615
Lot 49 | A WHITE-EARED BULBUL
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 20 000
AFTER REZA 'ABBASI, BY ONE OF HIS STUDENTS, SAFAVID ISFAHAN, IRAN, RABI' I AH 1046/AUGUST 1636 AD
Ink and wash and opaque pigments on paper, signed and dated in black nasta'liq in the lower right-hand corner, set within red rules
8 ½ x 6 ¼in. (21.6 x 15.9cm.)
Engraved
Upper inscription: huwa dar ruz-i chahar-shamba [sic] ghurra-yi rajab al-murajjab sana 1037 az karha-yi ustad bihzad ‘alayhi al-rahma naql shuda raqam-i kamina riza-i 'abbasi ghafara ‘anhu, ‘He. It was copied from the works of Ustad Bihzad, (God’s) mercy be upon him, on Wednesday the first day of Rajab al-Murajjab 1037. Drawing of the lowly Riza-i ‘Abbasi, may (God) pardon him'
Lower inscription: huwa dar ruz-i 3 shanba dahum-i shahr-i rabi’ al-awwal sana 1046 az ru-yi tarh-i [sic] ustadam charba(?) shuda, 'He. It was traced(?) on Tuesday 10th of the month Rabi’ I year 1046 by way of my master’s design’
Sale room notice
The attribution of the present painting should read: "After Reza Abbasi, by one of his students, Safavid Isfahan, Iran, Rab'i AH 1046/August 1636 AD" and not "Ascribed to Reza Abbasi, dated Rajab AH 1037/March-April 1628 AD" as appears in the printed catalogue.
Art style: | Safavid (1506-1722) |
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Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings, Arms & Armor |
Art style: | Safavid (1506-1722) |
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Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings, Arms & Armor |
Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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