lunedì 16 dicembre 2024 ore 15:30
AUCTION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BAIAS ARTE.
Discover a selection of Iznik and Kutahya pottery, Mudejar cabinets, prints of Constantinople and much more from a Roman private collection.
Alongside these treasures, explore Indian and Sikh miniature paintings, Islamic manuscripts, Persian pottery, Indian jewelry and devotional bronzes, and a host of other exquisite pieces!
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LOT 132:
Lot of 6 folios with applied illustrations
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Lot of 6 folios with applied illustrations
Persia and Northern India, 19th century and later
A group of five folios from a Persian Qur'an manumitted with illustrations from an Indian context. The Qur'an written in naskh script, Arabic text on paper, 11 lines to the page, ayat separators in the form of gilt rosettes, red diacritics, margin notes in Persian. Illuminated border with gilt plant sprays. Almost all the illustrations applied above the text are Indian, including a Krishna Srinathji and a man in Company School style.The last sheet from a Persian poetic manuscript, tampered with an illustration of a funeral lamentation. Persian text on paper, written in nasta'liq calligraphy and arranged in two offset columns. Stenciled floral illumination in the border.
Provenance: Private collection Tuscany
23.5 X 13.3 cm la più grande

