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231 - Banquet of women in a garden, folio from a manuscript of Nez…
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Banquet of women in a garden, folio from a manuscript of Nezâmi's Khamseh, the story of Khosrow and Shirîn, India, provincial Mughal style, 17th-18th century Folio of a manuscript on paper illustrated with a gouache enhanced with gold depicting Shirîn, her face shrouded in flames, kneeling under a canopy in a garden and surrounded by servants, one of whom is fanning her, while others are bringing her food from among those on the ground. In the foreground, musicians around a fountain. Painting framed with text spread over four columns and inscribed in Persian nasta'liq in black ink. 25 lines of text on the back. Page size: 27.9 x 16.4 cm; painting size: 17.7 x 10.6 cm A few tears, folds, stains, polychrome shifts, minor restorations and small repaints, the right-hand part of the folio reinforced. Provenance : Former François Barillet - Lequenne collection.
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About the sale Archaeology & Arts of Islam and India
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Auction time 06/26/2026 at 1:30 PM
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