AN ILLUSTRATION TO A PERSIAN EPIC, PROVINCIAL MUGHAL, POSSIBLY LAHORE, PRESENT DAY PAKISTAN, CIRCA 1725-50
AN ILLUSTRATION TO A PERSIAN EPIC
PROVINCIAL MUGHAL, POSSIBLY LAHORE, PRESENT DAY PAKISTAN, CIRCA 1725-50
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, depicting a soldier carrying a mace presenting a severed head to a king when he awakes, as a dragon breathing fire sits on the side, within blue border
Painting 15 ¼ x 10 3/8in. (38.6 x 26.5cm.); folio 16 x 11 ½in. (40.6 x 29.3cm.)
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AN ILLUSTRATION TO A PERSIAN EPIC
PROVINCIAL MUGHAL, POSSIBLY LAHORE, PRESENT DAY PAKISTAN, CIRCA 1725-50
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, depicting a soldier carrying a mace presenting a severed head to a king when he awakes, as a dragon breathing fire sits on the side, within blue border
Painting 15 ¼ x 10 3/8in. (38.6 x 26.5cm.); folio 16 x 11 ½in. (40.6 x 29.3cm.)
Special Notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION