Lot 439* - A187AS Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia - Tuesday, 04. December 2018, 02.00 PM
FOUR ILLUSTRATIONS AND FOLIOS FROM A DISPERSED SHAHNAMA.
The manuscript derived possibly from Persia, 16th. c. and has been retouched in the 17th. c. in the Indian Deccan. In Kashmir, 19th. c. the manuscript has been remounted on paper and retouched once more, the illustrations to a varying degree.
Compare two folios from most likely the same Shahnama which has been sold at Christie's New York, March 2013, lot 227.
Provenance: Swiss dealer, acquired from an old Swiss private collection.
CHF 10 000 / 15 000 | (€ 10 310 / 15 460)
Sold for CHF 31 700 (including buyer’s premium)
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