AN ILLUSTRATED FOLIO FROM A DISPERSED SHAHNAHMEH: RUSTAM SLEEPS WHILE RAKHS FIGHTS OFF A LION
INDIA, PROVINCIAL MUGHAL, DECCAN, SECOND HALF OF 18TH CENTURY
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
Auction: 11 June 2025 from 10:00 BST
Description
gouache heightened with gold and ink on paper, with an elegant gold and polychrome decorated border with a floral lattice design, the image with red, gold and blue rules depicting Rustam dressed in his tiger-striped tunic, his head resting on his shield on a blue striped cushion, his eyes closed in deep sleep, holding a sword in his right hand, his xxx of arrows to his left, in the foreground his faithful horse, Rakhs, is seen biting into the back of a lion, all within a rocky, wooded and green landscape, verso with text in nasta'liq divided into four columns
Dimensions
29.2cm x 17.8cm
Provenance
Private UK Collection.