19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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AN ILLUSTRATED LOOSE FOLIO FROM A FERDOWSI’S SHAHNAMA SERIES: THE HERO RUSTAM AND THE KHAQAN OF CHIN
Shiraz, Safavid Iran, second half 16th century
AN ILLUSTRATED LOOSE FOLIO FROM A FERDOWSI’S SHAHNAMA SERIES: THE HERO RUSTAM AND THE KHAQAN OF CHIN
PROPERTY FROM A CANADIAN COLLECTION
Shiraz, Safavid Iran, second half 16th century
Persian manuscript on wove paper, the verso with 4ll. and the recto with 21ll. of elegant black ink nasta'liq script to the page, the text grouped into four parallel narrow columns, accompanied by a large-sized polychrome gouache illustration depicting a well-known scene of the epic Shahnama by Ferdowsi, Rustam, the great Iranian hero, using his lasso to pull down the Khan of China, ally of the Turanians, from his white elephant, the presentation picturing the dramatis personae with the khan vainly trying to resist Rustam and falling face-forward to the floor, a rocky landscape and military trumpeters animating the background, Chinese-style ru clouds in the sky, pasted onto a single sheet of European lined paper, once framed, the frame featuring a retailer gallery sticker by William Hartman, Antique Prints / Fine Paintings / Beautiful Frames from Sarasota, FL, US.
The folio 20cm x 12cm, 24.5cm x 17.5cm including the mount
Sold for £197
AN ILLUSTRATED LOOSE FOLIO FROM A FERDOWSI’S SHAHNAMA SERIES: THE HERO RUSTAM AND THE KHAQAN OF CHIN
PROPERTY FROM A CANADIAN COLLECTION
Shiraz, Safavid Iran, second half 16th century
Persian manuscript on wove paper, the verso with 4ll. and the recto with 21ll. of elegant black ink nasta'liq script to the page, the text grouped into four parallel narrow columns, accompanied by a large-sized polychrome gouache illustration depicting a well-known scene of the epic Shahnama by Ferdowsi, Rustam, the great Iranian hero, using his lasso to pull down the Khan of China, ally of the Turanians, from his white elephant, the presentation picturing the dramatis personae with the khan vainly trying to resist Rustam and falling face-forward to the floor, a rocky landscape and military trumpeters animating the background, Chinese-style ru clouds in the sky, pasted onto a single sheet of European lined paper, once framed, the frame featuring a retailer gallery sticker by William Hartman, Antique Prints / Fine Paintings / Beautiful Frames from Sarasota, FL, US.
The folio 20cm x 12cm, 24.5cm x 17.5cm including the mount
Auction: Arts of India and the Islamic Lands, 19th Jun, 2025
Our specialist auction Arts of India and the Islamic Lands is now online for you to browse, peruse and fall in love with your next antique.
Among the highlights, this sale vaunts a remarkable selection of Rajput Schools paintings and an illustrated loose folio from a Timurid Haft Paykar series, all part of a private Canadian collection; several gem-studded Indian necklaces, treasured heirlooms of a local family; a notable group of Islamic manuscripts, including a geomantic tome attributed to the Nubian alchemist Dhul-Nun al-Misri; and several lots of Persian Qajar lacquer belonging to the heir of a British diplomatic family in office under Sir Denis Wright in Tehran between 1971 - 1973.
Our selected lots preview starts next week, on Tuesday 3rd June, and the full view is going to take place from Friday 13th June until the sale day.
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13th June - 10:00 - 17:00
14th June - 11:00 - 16:00
15th June - 11:00 - 16:00
16th June - 10:00 - 17:00
17th June - 10:00 - 17:00
18th June - 10:00 - 17:00
