ID 1033155
Lot 56 | THE WEDDING OF ZAL AND RUDABA
Estimate value
£ 7 000 – 10 000
SAFAVID IRAN, CIRCA 1650
From a Shahnama of Firdawsi, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, a line of black nasta'liq above and 3ll. below arranged in four columns, set within gold and polychrome rules, margins with a single plain gold medallion, verso with 21ll. similarly arranged, one heading in blue nasta'liq against a gold ground with narrow orange border, catchword
Text panel 8 7/8 x 6 7/8in. (22.5 x 17.6cm.); folio 14 ½ x 9 ¼in. (37 x 23.5cm.)
| Art style: | Safavid (1506-1722) |
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| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Art style: | Safavid (1506-1722) |
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| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Address of auction |
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