THE MURDER OF KHUSRAW

Lot 77
25.04.2024 10:00UTC +00:00
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£ 12 000
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Lot 77 | THE MURDER OF KHUSRAW
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£ 12 000 – 18 000
THE MURDER OF KHUSRAW

BUKHARA, UZBEKISTAN, CIRCA 1570

An illustration from 'Abdullah Hatifi's Khusraw and Shirin, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, two panels containing black nasta'liq reserved in a cloud against gold within the painted area, set within narrow blue and gold borders, black and blue rules, laid down within gold-sprinkled margins, '29' in the upper left margin, the verso with 24ll. black nasta'liq arranged in four columns with gold intercolumnar rules, heading in red, within gold and blue rules, the margins plain, catchword

Painting 9 x 6 ½in. (22.7 x 16.5cm.); folio 13 ½ x 8 ½in. (34.2 x 22.5cm.)

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