A LATE TIMURID OR EARLY SAFAVID COPY OF THE DIWAN...
A LATE TIMURID OR EARLY SAFAVID COPY OF THE DIWAN OF HAFEZ, COPIED BY MUHAMMAD REZA
Iran, 15th -16th century
Persian text on paper, comprising 180 leaves, 12 lines to the page, written in black nasta'liq script, with some titles in blue; the inner margins ruled with gilt and blue fillets; catchwords, several different hands throughout, with marginal notes and several ownership inscriptions; the opening page illuminated with a single unwan decorated with polychrome flowerheads over cobalt-blue and gilt reserves; illustrated throughout with small square paintings of animals; the last page bearing an inscription stating that the manuscript was sent from the lands of Persia as a gift from Mustafa al-Zarani in the year 925 AH (1519 AD), while the colophon reads: 'The book was completed with the help of God, the Bestower, by the servant Muhammad Reza, son of Taj al-Din Hasan, known as (Qazi? / Qadi?), in 577 (?) AH'. Bound in tooled red leather, with flap, decorated with a central medallion and cornerpieces with arabesques.
17.5cm x 12.5cm
Provenance:
The collection of Georges Antaki.
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A LATE TIMURID OR EARLY SAFAVID COPY OF THE DIWAN OF HAFEZ, COPIED BY MUHAMMAD REZA
Iran, 15th -16th century
Persian text on paper, comprising 180 leaves, 12 lines to the page, written in black nasta'liq script, with some titles in blue; the inner margins ruled with gilt and blue fillets; catchwords, several different hands throughout, with marginal notes and several ownership inscriptions; the opening page illuminated with a single unwan decorated with polychrome flowerheads over cobalt-blue and gilt reserves; illustrated throughout with small square paintings of animals; the last page bearing an inscription stating that the manuscript was sent from the lands of Persia as a gift from Mustafa al-Zarani in the year 925 AH (1519 AD), while the colophon reads: 'The book was completed with the help of God, the Bestower, by the servant Muhammad Reza, son of Taj al-Din Hasan, known as (Qazi? / Qadi?), in 577 (?) AH'. Bound in tooled red leather, with flap, decorated with a central medallion and cornerpieces with arabesques.
17.5cm x 12.5cm
Provenance:
The collection of Georges Antaki.
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
