An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Persian poetry
probably India, 17th/18th Century
probably India, 17th/18th Century
Persian manuscript on paper laid down on card, text written in ten lines of nasta'liq script in black ink, gilt ground decorated with small floral motifs, creased, extended, outer borders richly decorated with animals and birds in their natural habitat in gold, browned, unframed
275 x 175 mm.
275 x 175 mm.
Sold for
£1,200
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Text: parts of the Munajat of Khwaja 'Abdullah Ansari.
Category: Islamic and Oriental Art / Islamic and Indian Art
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