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Auction archive: Lot number 175

ZEYNAB IS BROUGHT FROM MECCA ON A CAMEL

Estimate
£50,000 - £70,000
ca. US$71,570 - US$100,198
Price realised:
£98,500
ca. US$140,993
Auction archive: Lot number 175

ZEYNAB IS BROUGHT FROM MECCA ON A CAMEL

Estimate
£50,000 - £70,000
ca. US$71,570 - US$100,198
Price realised:
£98,500
ca. US$140,993
Beschreibung:

ZEYNAB IS BROUGHT FROM MECCA ON A CAMEL
THE TEXT COPIED BY MUSTAFA BIN YUSUF BIN 'UMAR AL-MEVLEVI AL-ERZERUMI, OTTOMAN TURKEY, THE TEXT DATED AH 1003/1594-1595 AD
ZEYNAB IS BROUGHT FROM MECCA ON A CAMEL THE TEXT COPIED BY MUSTAFA BIN YUSUF BIN 'UMAR AL-MEVLEVI AL-ERZERUMI, OTTOMAN TURKEY, THE TEXT DATED AH 1003/1594-1595 AD Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the veiled and nimbate figure of Zeynab sits upon a camel and is taken to a cave by her brother-in-law Zayd bin Harith, two figures follow, one mounted on horseback, the rocky cave and palms on the horizon, 2ll. of bold black naskh above and below in clouds reserved against gold ground, the verso and second folio each with 13ll. of similar bold naskh , important words and phrases picked out in red, text within thick gold rules, catchwords, margins folded Painting 7¾ x 6 7/8in. (19.6 x 17.5cm.); text panel 11½ x 7 1/8in. (29.2 x 18.1cm.); folio 14¾ x 10¾in. (37.3 x 27.2cm.)

Auction archive: Lot number 175
Auction:
Datum:
21 Apr 2016
Auction house:
Christie's
London
Beschreibung:

ZEYNAB IS BROUGHT FROM MECCA ON A CAMEL
THE TEXT COPIED BY MUSTAFA BIN YUSUF BIN 'UMAR AL-MEVLEVI AL-ERZERUMI, OTTOMAN TURKEY, THE TEXT DATED AH 1003/1594-1595 AD
ZEYNAB IS BROUGHT FROM MECCA ON A CAMEL THE TEXT COPIED BY MUSTAFA BIN YUSUF BIN 'UMAR AL-MEVLEVI AL-ERZERUMI, OTTOMAN TURKEY, THE TEXT DATED AH 1003/1594-1595 AD Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the veiled and nimbate figure of Zeynab sits upon a camel and is taken to a cave by her brother-in-law Zayd bin Harith, two figures follow, one mounted on horseback, the rocky cave and palms on the horizon, 2ll. of bold black naskh above and below in clouds reserved against gold ground, the verso and second folio each with 13ll. of similar bold naskh , important words and phrases picked out in red, text within thick gold rules, catchwords, margins folded Painting 7¾ x 6 7/8in. (19.6 x 17.5cm.); text panel 11½ x 7 1/8in. (29.2 x 18.1cm.); folio 14¾ x 10¾in. (37.3 x 27.2cm.)

Auction archive: Lot number 175
Auction:
Datum:
21 Apr 2016
Auction house:
Christie's
London
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