An illustrated and illuminated double page from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnameh: Suleyman and Bilqis Enthroned with Courtiers, Animals, Birds and Jinns, and the illuminated opening of the Baysunghuri preface, Persia, Safavid, Shiraz, 16th century comprising 2 leaves, each painting surrounded by an illuminated border of polychrome and gold interlacing vegetation, f.1a blank with various incriptions in nasta'liq script, f.2b with 16 lines of white nasta'liq script against gold-ground cartouches amidst dense scrolls of chinoiserie cloud bands and interlacing polychrome and gold vines 44 by 54cm.
An illustrated and illuminated double page from a manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnameh: Suleyman and Bilqis Enthroned with Courtiers, Animals, Birds and Jinns, and the illuminated opening of the Baysunghuri preface, Persia, Safavid, Shiraz, 16th century comprising 2 leaves, each painting surrounded by an illuminated border of polychrome and gold interlacing vegetation, f.1a blank with various incriptions in nasta'liq script, f.2b with 16 lines of white nasta'liq script against gold-ground cartouches amidst dense scrolls of chinoiserie cloud bands and interlacing polychrome and gold vines 44 by 54cm.
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