gouache heightened with gold on paper, mounted on card

In overall good condition, minor stains and flaking, later backed on carton, as viewed.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

This page was probably the right hand side of a frontispiece from a manuscript produced in the Turkman region of Central Asia. The geometric decoration of the outside border recalls those found in a manuscript now in the Al-Sabah Collection (Inv. no. LNS 28 MS, published in Adamova and Bayani 2015, p.304) completed in 893 AH/1487-88 AD, while the style of interior, decorated with blue and white ceramic panels and polychrome detailed tiles, recalls others found in a contemporary Turkman manuscripts, for example Sotheby's London, 28 April 2004, lots 32 and 33, and more recently Sotheby's London, 25 April 2018 lot 64 and 65.