Indo-Persian Miniature, Hunting Scene - 17th Century Masnavi Leaf
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An Indo-Persian miniature painted in gouache on a manuscript leaf, with a hunting scene: three riders chase two deer while others fight with spears and swords among rocks, small trees and flowers, against a gold sky. Blue border with a foliate frieze and Persian text across the page and margin.
An Indo-Persian miniature painted in gouache on a manuscript leaf, with a hunting scene: three riders chase two deer while others fight with spears and swords among rocks, small trees and flowers, against a gold sky. Blue border with a foliate frieze and Persian text across the page and margin.
The heading of the leaf identifies the work: the Masnavi of Rumi (Masnavi-ye Ma'navi), book three, foliated 131-132 and with marginal notes. The verso carries the full text in nastaliq in four columns with marginal glosses.
Medium: gouache and gold on a manuscript leaf
Source: leaf from a copy of Rumi's Masnavi
Date: 17th century (per the old record)
Dimensions: 7.2 x 11.1 in (18.3 x 28.1 cm)
Condition: fair for its age; one edge rough from removal from the binding, imperfections in the margins and a loss at the lower right corner
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An Indo-Persian miniature painted in gouache on a manuscript leaf, with a hunting scene: three riders chase two deer while others fight with spears and swords among rocks, small trees and flowers, against a gold sky. Blue border with a foliate frieze and Persian text across the page and margin.