Lot 615 A PERSIAN SHAMA'ILNAMA, QAJAR PERIOD 19TH-20TH CENTURY

Reference: ART3006329

Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, with the Imam ''Ali with his two sons Hasan and Husayn'' depicted in an oval medallion in the centre, angels appearing in the sky.
Surrounded by cartouches enclosing verses from the Quran ''Ayat al-Kursi'' written in elegant gilt thuluth script with polychrome and gold decoration.
28 by 40 cm.