Hafiz, Divan MANIJEH: INSCRIPTION AT BEGINNING probably Mughal India, late 16th/early 17th Century
Hafiz, Divan
probably Mughal India, late 16th/early 17th Century
Persian manuscript on paper, 156 leaves, 15 lines to the page written in two columns of nasta'liq script in black ink in more than one hand, double intercolumnar and interlinear rules in gold, inner margins ruled in black and gold, one illuminated headpiece in colours and gold, catchwords in wide margins, significant words picked out in alternating blue and gold, waterstaining affecting some areas of text, edges frayed and crudely repaired, later patterned boards, faded, rebacked
194 x 110 mm.
Estimate:
£600 - 800
€710 - 950
US$ 910 - 1,200

Category: Islamic and Oriental Art / Islamic and Indian Art


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