Partie d'un album érotique persan « Alfieh o Shalfieh » Iran Qajar, 19th century…

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Partie d'un album érotique persan « Alfieh o Shalfieh »

Iran Qajar, 19th century 23-leaf Persian manuscript painted in gouache and gold with 23 erotic miniatures. Binding with painted and lacquered decoration. Condition: pages detached and lacquer missing Size: 20.5 x 15 cm Each illustration depicts a carnal scene, in an interior opening onto the exterior, and framed by a Persian text in nasta'liq in red, blue, yellow, black or green ink explaining the correct way for men to proceed in order to improve their relationships with women. "Alfieh o Shalfieh" is an illustrated manual on sexuality, written in the Seljuk period. The author, poet Hakim Abu-Bakr Arzaqi, wrote it for Alp-Arsalan's son, Tughan Shah. It was copied up to the Qajar period. A part of a Persian erotic album "Alfieh o Shalfieh", Iran, 19th century

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Partie d'un album érotique persan « Alfieh o Shalfieh »

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