Folio from a Shahnameh, gouache, ink and gold on paper, surmounted by an illuminated frontispiece, illustrated with a large miniature framed by text in "nasta'liq" on four columns. One can recognize Rostam's faithful mount, Rakhsh attacked by the dragon.
India, 19th century
at sight : 38x19cm
Provenance:
Former collection of Mr. Stimplfle Hubert, German ambassador to Calculta in the 1970s
Former Tagore collection
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