A MINIATURE QUR'AN SIGNED MUHAMMAD BAQIR AL-SHIRAZI BIN 'ALI ASKAR,...
A MINIATURE QUR'AN
SIGNED MUHAMMAD BAQIR AL-SHIRAZI BIN 'ALI ASKAR, QAJAR IRAN, DATED AH 1249 / 1833-34 AD
Arabic manuscript on paper, 217ff. plus three flyleaves, each folio with 19ll. small black naskh within clouds reserved against gold, sura headings in gold reserved against blue or red illuminated panels, gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, within gold and black rules, the margins with gold and polychrome illuminated medallions marking divisions in gold and marginal commentary in black shikasteh within gold panels, pendant medallions in the corners containing the name of the sura, catchwords, opening bifolio with prayers in gold thuluth reserved against a blue cusped medallion and gold floral illumination, second bifolio with 7ll. black naskh within clouds reserved against gold, headings written in gold, gold and polychrome illuminated headpieces and margins, colophon signed and dated, later owner's notes on fly-leaves, original floral lacquer binding with similar doublures, spine repaired, red morocco slip case, generally clean condition throughout
Text panel 3 1/8 x 1 ¾in. (7.8 x 4.5cm.); folio 4 ½ x 2 ¾in. (11.4 x 7cm)
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Anon sale, Christie's London, 23 April 2002, lot 20
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A MINIATURE QUR'AN
SIGNED MUHAMMAD BAQIR AL-SHIRAZI BIN 'ALI ASKAR, QAJAR IRAN, DATED AH 1249 / 1833-34 AD
Arabic manuscript on paper, 217ff. plus three flyleaves, each folio with 19ll. small black naskh within clouds reserved against gold, sura headings in gold reserved against blue or red illuminated panels, gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, within gold and black rules, the margins with gold and polychrome illuminated medallions marking divisions in gold and marginal commentary in black shikasteh within gold panels, pendant medallions in the corners containing the name of the sura, catchwords, opening bifolio with prayers in gold thuluth reserved against a blue cusped medallion and gold floral illumination, second bifolio with 7ll. black naskh within clouds reserved against gold, headings written in gold, gold and polychrome illuminated headpieces and margins, colophon signed and dated, later owner's notes on fly-leaves, original floral lacquer binding with similar doublures, spine repaired, red morocco slip case, generally clean condition throughout
Text panel 3 1/8 x 1 ¾in. (7.8 x 4.5cm.); folio 4 ½ x 2 ¾in. (11.4 x 7cm)
Provenance
Anon sale, Christie's London, 23 April 2002, lot 20
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