A youth reading a book and holding an apricot Safavid Persia, 17th Century
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A youth reading a book and holding an apricot
Safavid Persia, 17th Century
pen and ink drawing on paper with some gold and gouache, laid down on an album page, inner margins ruled in gold, orange and blue, outer border with two couplets of nasta'liq text excised from manuscripts
drawing 158 x 69 mm.; album page 246 x 147 mm.
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Private collection, London, 1960s-2018.
The upper text panel consists of a couplet from Hilali Astarabadi's Shah u Darwish (The King and the Dervish), while the lower has a couplet from Nizami's Makhzan al-Asrar. The short inscription in the left-hand border has not been deciphered. Both couplets are on the power of the word, and are therefore appropriate for a depiction of a youth reading.
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Safavid Persia, 17th Century
pen and ink drawing on paper with some gold and gouache, laid down on an album page, inner margins ruled in gold, orange and blue, outer border with two couplets of nasta'liq text excised from manuscripts
drawing 158 x 69 mm.; album page 246 x 147 mm.
Footnotes:
Provenance
Private collection, London, 1960s-2018.
The upper text panel consists of a couplet from Hilali Astarabadi's Shah u Darwish (The King and the Dervish), while the lower has a couplet from Nizami's Makhzan al-Asrar. The short inscription in the left-hand border has not been deciphered. Both couplets are on the power of the word, and are therefore appropriate for a depiction of a youth reading.
Important Notice to Buyers
Some countries, e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of works of particular origins. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) and Syrian origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid on or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them.
This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: R
R This lot is subject to import restrictions when shipped to the United States.
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A youth reading a book and holding an apricot Safavid Persia, 17th Century
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