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English: An illustrated manuscript of poetry, Persia, Qajar, early 19th century

Ink, gouache, paper, textile, leather 19.5 by 12cm.

Persian manuscript on paper, 27 leaves on coloured paper, 9 lines to the page, written in nasta’liq in black ink within clouds against a gold ground, ruled in blue, red, green and gold, illuminated panels throughout the text with gold scrolls against a blue ground, opening bifolium with gold and polychrome interlacing scrolls, f.27b with one miniature, f.1a with the Iranian export stamp dated 1343 AH/1924-25 AD, incomplete, loose, in later cloth binding
Date early 19th century
date QS:P,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P4241,Q40719727
Source https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2018/arts-of-the-islamic-world-l18220/lot.79.html
Author Sotheby's

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