RUSTAM KILLS ASHKABUS AND HIS HORSE ATTRIBUTED TO SIYAVUSH OR...
RUSTAM KILLS ASHKABUS AND HIS HORSE
ATTRIBUTED TO SIYAVUSH OR HIS CIRCLE, SAFAVID IRAN, LAST QUARTER 16TH CENTURY
An illustration from the Shahnama of Firdawsi, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, black nasta'liq arranged in four columns above and below, within gold and polychrome rules, painting extending into the margins, a Persian inscription in red ink describing the scene, the reverse with 25ll. black nasta'liq and catchword
Painting 11 ½in. x 8in. (29.3 x 20.2cm.); folio 14 x 9 ½in. (35.5 x 23.8cm.)
Provenance
Private Collection, Denmark, 1960s, thence by descent until 2023
Private collection, London, 2023-2026
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RUSTAM KILLS ASHKABUS AND HIS HORSE
ATTRIBUTED TO SIYAVUSH OR HIS CIRCLE, SAFAVID IRAN, LAST QUARTER 16TH CENTURY
An illustration from the Shahnama of Firdawsi, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, black nasta'liq arranged in four columns above and below, within gold and polychrome rules, painting extending into the margins, a Persian inscription in red ink describing the scene, the reverse with 25ll. black nasta'liq and catchword
Painting 11 ½in. x 8in. (29.3 x 20.2cm.); folio 14 x 9 ½in. (35.5 x 23.8cm.)
Provenance
Private Collection, Denmark, 1960s, thence by descent until 2023
Private collection, London, 2023-2026
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Time, Location
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