Lot 56
Lot 56
AL-BUSIRI: QASIDA AL-BURDA

SIGNED 'ALI REZA 'ABBASI, SAFAVID IRAN, 16TH CENTURY

Price Realised GBP 8,750
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GBP 4,000 - GBP 6,000
Closed: 7 Apr 2021
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AL-BUSIRI: QASIDA AL-BURDA

SIGNED 'ALI REZA 'ABBASI, SAFAVID IRAN, 16TH CENTURY

Price Realised GBP 8,750
Closed: 7 Apr 2021
Price Realised GBP 8,750
Closed: 7 Apr 2021
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A poem in the praise of the Prophet, Arabic manuscript on paper, 32ff. with 7ll. of black and gold naskh and thuluth within polychromes rules, text divided in to three jali lines of thuluth with two lines of smaller naskh in between, two illuminated polychrome chapter headings, signed colophon, brown morocco with gilt stamped central medallion and corner pieces

Text panel 5 x 318in. (13 x 8cm.); folio 912 x 614in. (24 x 16cm.)
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