Folio of a manuscript of Nezami's Haft Peikar, illustrated w - Lot 115

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Folio of a manuscript of Nezami's Haft Peikar, illustrated w - Lot 115
Folio of a manuscript of Nezami's Haft Peikar, illustrated with Bahram Gur spending Monday in the green pavilion Iran, late 19th century and earlier. Composite work consisting of a folio of manuscript on paper with a text of 5 lines in four columns inscribed in nasta'liq in black ink around an illuminated title inscribed in blue ink in a cartouche. Illustrated below with King Bahram Gur seated on a large throne, listening to the story told by the daughter of the king of Chorasmia in the presence of two maids. The whole framed by a margin with gilded floral decoration on a blue background. On the back, folios of Arabic religious manuscript of 15 lines of text. Sight: 22 x 13 cm (important paint chips, mounting with a margin of another page, two folios of manuscripts glued to the back, wetness on them) Expert: Camille Celier The Haft Peikar (Seven Portraits), is one of the five books of the famous Khamseh (Quintet) of the Persian poet Nezami (ca. 1141 - 1209).
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