THE OLD MAN REVIVING LEYLA AND MAJNUN Turkoman school,...
THE OLD MAN REVIVING LEYLA AND MAJNUN Turkoman school, Iran, late 15th - early 16th century Opaque pigments, gold and black ink on paper, an illustration to a Persian Leyla va Majnun manuscript from the Khamsa of Nizami Ganjavi, the black nasta'liq text at the top of the composition divided in four columns, narrating the story illustrated below of Majnun's excitement anticipating the meeting with Leyla and of an old tribesman reviving the star-crossed lovers, the tented landscape revealing female companions in a state of agitation, the beasts not straying far from Majnun, the tents decorated with large arabesque medallions and surmounted by curled Chinese-inspired clouds, 28cm x 12cm the folio, 45.5cm x 28.5cm including the frame.
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000
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THE OLD MAN REVIVING LEYLA AND MAJNUN Turkoman school, Iran, late 15th - early 16th century Opaque pigments, gold and black ink on paper, an illustration to a Persian Leyla va Majnun manuscript from the Khamsa of Nizami Ganjavi, the black nasta'liq text at the top of the composition divided in four columns, narrating the story illustrated below of Majnun's excitement anticipating the meeting with Leyla and of an old tribesman reviving the star-crossed lovers, the tented landscape revealing female companions in a state of agitation, the beasts not straying far from Majnun, the tents decorated with large arabesque medallions and surmounted by curled Chinese-inspired clouds, 28cm x 12cm the folio, 45.5cm x 28.5cm including the frame.
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000
