Coran enluminé, Perse milieu du XVIe siècle A small illuminated...
PROPERTY FROM A ROYAL COLLECTION
Coran enluminé, Perse milieu du XVIe siècle
A small illuminated Qur'an, Persia, mid-16th Century
Arabic manuscript on paper, 17 lines to the page written in small naskhi script in black ink with diacritics and vowel points in black, gold roundels with blue dots marking verse-endings, inner margins ruled in colours and gold, sura headings written in white on a gold ground within illuminated panels, one double-page illuminated frontispiece, brown morocco binding decorated with gilt-stamped panels with Chinese-style cloudbands, with flap
95 x 65 mm.
Provenance
Sotheby's, Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures, 29th April 1998, lot 29.
Property from a Royal Collection.
An inscription on the last page has a spurious, added date of AH 840/AD 1436, and states that the manuscript legally entered the possession of a certain Malik Muhammad Ibrahim ibn Haji al-Jisti of Isfahan. The inscription was written by Mehr 'Ali bin Ibrahim, the son of the above. A later, 18th-19th Century seal impression has a verse from the Qur'an and the name Ibrahim.
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PROPERTY FROM A ROYAL COLLECTION
Coran enluminé, Perse milieu du XVIe siècle
A small illuminated Qur'an, Persia, mid-16th Century
Arabic manuscript on paper, 17 lines to the page written in small naskhi script in black ink with diacritics and vowel points in black, gold roundels with blue dots marking verse-endings, inner margins ruled in colours and gold, sura headings written in white on a gold ground within illuminated panels, one double-page illuminated frontispiece, brown morocco binding decorated with gilt-stamped panels with Chinese-style cloudbands, with flap
95 x 65 mm.
Provenance
Sotheby's, Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures, 29th April 1998, lot 29.
Property from a Royal Collection.
An inscription on the last page has a spurious, added date of AH 840/AD 1436, and states that the manuscript legally entered the possession of a certain Malik Muhammad Ibrahim ibn Haji al-Jisti of Isfahan. The inscription was written by Mehr 'Ali bin Ibrahim, the son of the above. A later, 18th-19th Century seal impression has a verse from the Qur'an and the name Ibrahim.
Important Notice to Buyers
Some countries e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of Iranian-origin works. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them.
Avis important aux acheteurs
Certains pays, notamment les Etats-Unis, interdisent ou restreignent l'achat par ses ressortissants (peu important leur localisation) et/ou l'importation de certains types d'objets d'origine iranienne. Afin de renseigner ses acheteurs, Bonhams indique par le symbole R tous les lots iraniens ou perses. Il incombe à chaque acheteur de s'assurer qu'il n'enchérit pas ou n'importe pas un lot en violation des sanctions ou des embargos commerciaux qui lui sont applicables.
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