THREE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM A SHAHNAMA OF FIRDAWSI

Lot 28
27.04.2023 10:00UTC +00:00
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£ 12 600
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
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Lot 28 | THREE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM A SHAHNAMA OF FIRDAWSI
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£ 10 000 – 15 000
THREE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM A SHAHNAMA OF FIRDAWSI

SAFAVID ISFAHAN, IRAN, SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY

The paintings include Zal rescued by the Simurgh, Rustam slaying the White Div, and the Fire Ordeal of Siyawush, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, each with four columns of black nasta'liq above and below, set within gold and polychrome rules, the reverse with 25ll. of black nasta'liq set within four columns, with similar gold and polychrome rulings, set in paperboard and red fabric mounts

Largest painting 8 5/8 x 5 3/4in. (21.9 x 14.7cm.); largest text panel 10 3/8 x 6 3/8in. (26.4 x 16.1cm.); largest folio 13 3/4 x 9 1/8in. (34.8 x 23.4cm.)

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