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A folio from a shahnama An illustration from a ragamala series: todi ragini
School Of Mu’in Musavvir, Safavid Isfahan, Iran, 17th Century Sub Imperial Mughal, early 17th century
Recto: showing the Hum binding Afrasiyab with rope in an interior Opaque watercolor on paper; standing in a rocky landscape with a
chamber, dividing four columns of gold-framed nasta’liq. Floral gold vina resting on her shoulder, the lonely maiden is approached by a
border design. buck and three doe.
Verso: with four columns of nasta’liq and red frame collection label Image: 6 3/4 x 4 in. (17 x 10.1 cm); Folio: 8 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. (21.7 x 14.6 cm)
numbered ‘1419’. $3,000 - 5,000
Folio: 14 1/2 x 9 in. (36.8 x 20.8 cm)
$5,000 - 8,000 Compare with a Ramayana page in the National Museum, Delhi,
published in Leach, The Image of Man, London, 1982, no. 382.
The description of the text refers to Rustam, by is not consistent with the
scene depicted. It is likely that the image has been taken from another Provenance:
damaged page and pasted on to this folio. Another folio depicting the Acquired from Weschler & Son, 1990s
a closely related scene is in Poster, Realms of Heroism, New York, 1994,
no. 56, p. 56. Also see a closely related scene by Musavvir of Bizhen Slays
Human in the San Diego Museum of Art (1971.67).

Provenance:
Private Californian Collection

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