Lot 69
AN ILLUSTRATED LEAF FROM A MUGHAL SHAHNAMA
NORTHERN INDIA, CIRCA 1590-1600
Auction: 10 June 2026 from 14:00 BST
Description
ink and gouache on paper heightened in gold, the text with 16 lines of black nasta'liq organised in four columns with gold and polychrome rules, the miniature below expanding to the left margin, likely from the story of Rustam, the latter depicted in a tiger-striped yellow tunic on horseback at the centre of the battle, with other figures on horseback and on camels, with added Mughal-style illumination below, the miniature originally from another folio, laid down on card
Provenance
Acquired from Christie's, Art & Textiles of the Islamic & Indian Worlds, including works from the collection of the late Simon Digby, 7 October 2011, lot 366.
Footnote
The detail of the painting is superbly executed in the Mughal-court style, with each individual in different coloured tunics.