Lot 5R
An illustration to the Mihr o Mushtari of Assar Tabrizi, depicting the blindfolded Mushtari and Badr awaiting execution before King Shapur Persia, Tabriz, circa 1520
25 October 2021, 11:00 BST
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An illustration to the Mihr o Mushtari of Assar Tabrizi, depicting the blindfolded Mushtari and Badr awaiting execution before King Shapur
Persia, Tabriz, circa 1520
Persia, Tabriz, circa 1520
gouache heightened with gold on paper, two columns with three lines of text written in nasta'liq script in black ink above and below the illustration, inner margins ruled in black and gold, verso eight lines of text written horizontally and diagonally, diagonal text interspersed with floral motifs in gold, black and gold ruled inner margins
155 x 110 mm.
155 x 110 mm.
Footnotes
Published
Arts from the Land of Timur: An Exhibition from a Scottish Private Collection, Paisley 2012, no. 492.
Exhibited
Arts from the Land of Timur: An Exhibition from a Scottish Private Collection, Edinburgh, 8th-13th January 2013, cat. no 492.
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