ISFANDIYAR SLAYS THE SIMURGH

Lot 34
01.05.2025 11:00UTC +01:00
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£ 7 560
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Lot 34 | ISFANDIYAR SLAYS THE SIMURGH
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£ 8 000 – 12 000
ISFANDIYAR SLAYS THE SIMURGH
THE CALLIGRAPHY BY MURSHID IBN 'IZZ AL-DIN WAZAN, PROBABLY SHIRAZ, TURKMAN IRAN, AH 887 / 1482 AD
An illustration from a Shahnama of Firdawsi, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, 14ll. black nasta'liq arranged in four columns above and below, heading in gold against a ground of scrolling vines, set within gold and black rules, the margins plain, the verso with 21ll. text similarly arranged, marginal catchword, mounted, framed and glazed
Painting 3 1/8 x 6 ¼in. (9.1 x 15.7cm.); text panel 9 x 6 ¼in. (22.7 x 15.7cm.); folio 12 ¾ x 8 3/8in. (32 x 21.4cm.)




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Private Collection, New York, formed in the 1950s
From which acquired by the present owner
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