ISLAMIC ART HAMMER AUCTION 17 JUNE 2025 | Jun 17, 2025
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Lot 151
AN ILLUSTRATED AND ILLUMINATED LEAF FROM A MANUSCRIPT OF FIRDAUSI'S SHAHNAMEH, PERSIA, SAFAVID, 17TH CENTURY

Lot 151 AN ILLUSTRATED AND ILLUMINATED LEAF FROM A MANUSCRIPT OF FIRDAUSI'S SHAHNAMEH, PERSIA, SAFAVID, 17TH CENTURY

Reference: ART3007139

A watercolor on paper illustrating the moment nobles present Kay Khosrow to Afrasyab, the legendary king and hero of Turan, drawn from a tale in Ferdowsi’s Persian epic, the Shahnameh. The accompanying poem is composed of ten lines, arranged in 6 columns and rendered in graceful black Nastaliq script.
Text: 31 by 18 cm.
Page: 39 by 27 cm.

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