Persian manuscript on lacquered paper laid down on board, text in nastaliq script in black ink on a brown ground with intertwining floral motifs in gold, all within a lobed cartouche, buff borders, blue margin rules, unframed.
Length: 60 cm.
Width: 37 cm.
CATALOGUE NOTE
The panels bear verses from a long poem of Muhtasham Kashani (d. 1587-88) on the events and martyrs of Karbala.