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186 - AN ILLUSTRATION FROM NIZAMI’S *Khamsa* (M. 1209): KHUSROW, IN HIS NIGHTGOWN, KILLS A LION WITH HIS BARE HANDS IN FRONT OF SHIRIN’S TENT
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AN ILLUSTRATION FROM NIZAMI’S *Khamsa* (M. 1209): KHUSROW, IN HIS NIGHTGOWN, KILLS A LION WITH HIS BARE HANDS IN FRONT OF SHIRIN’S TENT Shiraz, Safavid Iran, ca. 1560–70 Gold, pigments, and ink on paper; a manuscript leaf illustrated with a large painting depicting Khusrow subduing a lion in the midst of a camp, watched by a crowd, the Persian text in black Nasta’liq script copied in four columns; the text on the reverse copied in a series of finely illuminated cartouches; jadwal in gold and pigments; title page; creases; one tear requiring repair; chips; framed. Dimensions: 23.4 x 17 cm (illustration); 34 x 23 cm (leaf) Provenance: Collection of Charles Gillet (1879–1972), then by inheritance A Folio from the Khamsa of Nizami Ganjavi (d. 1209): Khusrow in Night Attire Slays a Lion with His Fist Outside Shirin’s Tent Shiraz, Iran, ca. 1560–70
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