ID 727157 
Lot 49  | YUSUF IS TAKEN BEFORE POTIPHAR
Estimate value
£ 2 500 – 3 500 
SAFAVID KHORASSAN, NORTH EASTERN IRAN, CIRCA 1570-80
An illustration from Yusuf wa Zulaykha of Jami, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, 2ll. of black nasta'liq above and below on a scrolling ground, within gold and polychrome rules and wide gold-sprinkled margins, the reverse with 10ll. of nasta'liq, a heading in white on a gold illuminated panel
Painting 4 1⁄2 x 4in. (11.5 x 10.2cm.); text panel 5 5⁄8 x 3 1⁄8in. (14.3 x 8cm.); folio 10 3⁄4 x 6 7⁄8in. (27.2 x 17.3cm.)
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
| Art style: | Safavid (1506-1722) | 
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| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia | 
| Art style: | Safavid (1506-1722) | 
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| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia | 
| Address of auction | CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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