Wednesday 14 June 2023
A folio from a Shahnameh, Shah Tamasp with attendants, North India, late 18th century, opaque...
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A folio from a Shahnameh, Shah Tamasp with attendants, North India, late 18th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, the miniature possibly later, depicting an enthroned ruler and courtiers within a landscape, with four columns of black nasta'liq and heading in gold, within blue outer rule, mounted, glazed and framed, 28.5 x 19.5cm.
Provenance: Private US Collection; formerly acquired Sotheby's Parke Bernet, 1968
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