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English: An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Asadi Tusi's Garshasp-nama depicting Garshasp and his army fightning a sea battle with the son of Bhu, ruler of Sarandib (Ceylon)

Qajar Persia, circa 1850 Persian manuscript on cream-coloured paper, text written in 6 columns of elegant nasta'liq script in black ink, intercolumnar gilt decoration, inner margins ruled in green, blue and gold, heading written in nasta'liq script in red on a gold ground within an illuminated panel, in mount, framed

text area 296 x 180 mm.
Date circa 1850
date QS:P,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/17854/lot/28/
Author Bonhams

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