A large illuminated Qur'an leaf, framed together with a small painting of Imam 'Ali, Qajar Persia, mid/late 19th Century

Arabic and Persian manuscript on paper, 11 lines to the page written in large, fine naskhi script in black ink with diacritics and vowel points in black and red, within cloudbands on a gold ground, gold flower-shaped roundels marking the verse-endings, interlinear Persian translation written in fine nasta'liq in red ink, inner margins ruled in gold, green and blue, profuse commentaries in nasta'liq script in wide outer margins, comprising sayings of the Prophet and the Shia Imams, leaf slightly trimmed, framed together with a small painting of Imam 'Ali before a terrace archway, gouache and gold on paper
leaf 440 x 283 mm.; painting 103 x 63 mm.; framed dimensions 66.5 x 46.5 cm.

Provenance
Private UK collection.

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