ID 1033181
Lot 59 | KHUSRAW KILLS THE LION OUTSIDE SHIRIN'S TENT
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 20 000
SAFAVID SHIRAZ, IRAN, CIRCA 1560
From a Khamsa of Nizami, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, 2ll. black nasta'liq in four columns with double green intercolumnar rule above and below, the verso with 19ll. black nasta'liq similarly arranged, one heading in white naskh on gold illuminated ground, within gold and polychrome rules
Text panel 7 5/8 x 6 1/8in. (19.4 x 15.4cm.); folio 10 ¼ x 7 3/8in. (26 x 18.9cm.)
| Applied technique: | Gouache |
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| Art style: | Safavid (1506-1722) |
| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Applied technique: | Gouache |
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| Art style: | Safavid (1506-1722) |
| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Address of auction |
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