ink and gouache heightened with gold on paper, 18 lines to the page above and below the painting, written in nasta’liq in black ink within 4 columns, the reverse with 27 lines of nasta’liq within 4 columns, framed

In generally good condition, minor flaking, losses and minor staining, three stickers with numbers, as viewed.
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This painting comes from a dismembered Shahnameh dated 1077 AH/1666-67, which was illustrated by the Safavid artist Mu’in Musavvir. 10 leaves were in the collection of Hans P. Kraus (Grube 1972, p.186-196), whilst thirty-four other leaves (thirty-three paintings, thirteen with the signature of Mu’in) were sold in these rooms, 6 December 1967, lot 210.