Bizhan Wrestling with Human

An illustration of the Shahnama of Firdawsi, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, 6ll. black nasta'liq arranged in four columns above and below, within gold and polychrome rules, catchword, painting extending into the margins, inscription in red ink describing the scene, red identification inscriptions, the reverse with 13ll. black nasta'liq arranged horizontally and vertically, a heading in red nasta'liq on gold ground

Estimate:£6,000

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