Folio from a manuscript of Nezâmi's Haft Peikar, illustrated - Lot 100

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Folio from a manuscript of Nezâmi's Haft Peikar, illustrated - Lot 100
Folio from a manuscript of Nezâmi's Haft Peikar, illustrated with Bahram Gur spending Tuesday in the red pavilion, Iran qâjâr, Safavid style, late 19th century Manuscript folio on paper with 23 lines of text in four columns, in Persian nasta'liq in black ink, the titles inscribed in red ink in a cartouche. One illustrated side of King Bahram Gur listening under the dome of the red pavilion to the story told by the daughter of the King of the Slavs in the presence of a few maids. Framed under glass with a modern passe-partout decorated with foliage scrolls on a pink background. Sight size: 24 x 14 cm Chipped paint, stains, foxing. The Haft Peikar (Seven Portraits) is one of the five books of the famous Khamseh (Quintet) by the Persian poet Nezâmi (c. 1141 - 1209). Expert : Camille CELIER
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