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187 - AN ILLUSTRATION FROM ASADI TUSI’S *GARSHASPNAMA* (M. 1073): ZAHHAK WATCHES GARSHASP’S HUNTING FEATS
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AN ILLUSTRATION FROM ASADI TUSI’S *GARSHASPNAMA* (M. 1073): ZAHHAK WATCHES GARSHASP’S HUNTING FEATS Shiraz, Safavid Iran, c. 1580 Gold, pigments, and ink on paper; several horsemen hunting ibex, wild beasts, an onager, and a bear in a rocky landscape; the Persian text in black Nasta’liq script is copied in four columns, text on the reverse copied in four columns divided by small illuminated triangular cartouches, jadwal in gold and pigments, title label, creases and small tears, chips, minor retouching, framed. Dimensions: 24 x 18.2 cm (illustration); 35.7 x 24.4 cm (leaf) Provenance: Collection of Charles Gillet (1879–1972), then by descent A Folio from the Garshaspnama by Asadi Tusi (d. 1073): Zahhak observes Garshasp’s prowess in the hunting grounds Shiraz, Iran, ca. 1580
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