The Shah consulting a Mulla, leaf from a Shahnameh, illuminated manuscript on polished paper [Safavid Persia (probably Shiraz), last decades of sixteenth century] single leaf, text in 4 columns, 3 lines black nasta'liq (verso with 23 lines nasta'liq) above the miniature, image depicting an enthroned Shah in conversation with a Mulla, on a hillside with an attendant in waiting, image heightened in gilt, ruled in orange, gold and black, a few darkened areas and some light smudges, some light restoration to old chips, repair over central horizontal fold, overall presentable and bright, 330 by 240 mm.; in modern card mound Evidently from the same dispersed Shanameh as next lot.
The Shah consulting a Mulla, leaf from a Shahnameh, illuminated manuscript on polished paper [Safavid Persia (probably Shiraz), last decades of sixteenth century] single leaf, text in 4 columns, 3 lines black nasta'liq (verso with 23 lines nasta'liq) above the miniature, image depicting an enthroned Shah in conversation with a Mulla, on a hillside with an attendant in waiting, image heightened in gilt, ruled in orange, gold and black, a few darkened areas and some light smudges, some light restoration to old chips, repair over central horizontal fold, overall presentable and bright, 330 by 240 mm.; in modern card mound Evidently from the same dispersed Shanameh as next lot.
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