DECCAN, CENTRAL INDIA, 18TH CENTURY

Name: A GENEALOGICAL SCROLL (SILSILANAMA)
Brand: DECCAN, CENTRAL INDIA, 18TH CENTURY
Price: 22000.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised GBP 27,500

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GBP 7,000 - GBP 10,000

Closed: 7 Apr 2021

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A GENEALOGICAL SCROLL (SILSILANAMA)

DECCAN, CENTRAL INDIA, 18TH CENTURY

Price Realised GBP 27,500

Closed: 7 Apr 2021

Price Realised GBP 27,500

Closed: 7 Apr 2021

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Persian manuscript on paper, a polychrome headpiece with gold thuluth surmounting text in bold black nasta'liq and gold thuluth on polychrome panels, with polychrome roundels containing the names of historical figures in black nasta'liq, the roundels surrounded by notes in black, red and green, the reverse plain
187³⁄₈in. x 10in. (476cm. x 25.3cm.)

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Lot Essay

This scroll opens with the and the followed by Persian verses in praise of God which refer to him as the as the Designer (). This is followed by verses in praise of and blessings for the Prophet. The genealogy starts with the Prophet and the Four Orthodox Caliphs, then Imams Hasan and Husayn. It ends with the names of Sufi shaykhs from Central Asian, including Mawlana Sharif Bukhari and Jalilullah Badakhshi.