Pair of Safavid miniature paintings, illuminated manuscripts on heavy card, album leaves [Safavid Persia, mid- to late eighteenth century]
Pair of Safavid miniature paintings, illuminated manuscripts on heavy card, album leaves [Safavid Persia, mid- to late eighteenth century]
two leaves, both from illuminated manuscripts with panels of text in black naskh above and below the illustrations, miniature paintings in ink and gouache on paper heightened in gilt, some small chips to paint with slight loss of pigment, images ruled in blue and gilt, borders with green and gilt decorations, each leaf 365 by 220 mm.; both tipped onto large cards against green painted borders
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Pair of Safavid miniature paintings, illuminated manuscripts on heavy card, album leaves [Safavid Persia, mid- to late eighteenth century]
two leaves, both from illuminated manuscripts with panels of text in black naskh above and below the illustrations, miniature paintings in ink and gouache on paper heightened in gilt, some small chips to paint with slight loss of pigment, images ruled in blue and gilt, borders with green and gilt decorations, each leaf 365 by 220 mm.; both tipped onto large cards against green painted borders