A BIHARI FOLIO.
India, 15th/16th c. Folio ca. 54 × 33 cm, text area: 36.7 × 22.5 cm.
Ink, gold and colour on paper. Double sided folio with text of the sura 17 (al Isra’) of the Qur’an in 15 resp. 14 lines with an additional title cartouche. Bihari script in black, red and gold with diacritics and rosettes. Margins ruled in red and black with further calligraphy and two stamps within. The outer margins with commentaries. A side with a drop-shaped illuminated cartouche. Waterstained.
Compare: James, David, After Timur: Qur’ans of the 15th and 16th centuries. The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art. The Nour Foundation 1992, no 27.
Sale price
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
India, 15th/16th c. Folio ca. 54 × 33 cm, text area: 36.7 × 22.5 cm.
Ink, gold and colour on paper. Double sided folio with text of the sura 17 (al Isra’) of the Qur’an in 15 resp. 14 lines with an additional title cartouche. Bihari script in black, red and gold with diacritics and rosettes. Margins ruled in red and black with further calligraphy and two stamps within. The outer margins with commentaries. A side with a drop-shaped illuminated cartouche. Waterstained.
Compare: James, David, After Timur: Qur’ans of the 15th and 16th centuries. The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art. The Nour Foundation 1992, no 27.
