AN ILLUSTRATED WORK ON THE LIFE OF IMAM 'ALI
SIGNED MUHAMMAD QULI MULLAH KUCHAK BIN MUHAMMAD HUSAYN, QAJAR IRAN, DATED FRIDAY 21 SAFAR AH 1224/7 APRIL 1809 AD
AN ILLUSTRATED WORK ON THE LIFE OF IMAM 'ALI SIGNED MUHAMMAD QULI MULLAH KUCHAK BIN MUHAMMAD HUSAYN, QAJAR IRAN, DATED FRIDAY 21 SAFAR AH 1224/7 APRIL 1809 AD Persian manuscript on paper, 119ff. plus one fly-leaf, each with 21ll. of black nasta'liq script, red and blue ruled margins, opening bifolium with gold clouds between the lines of text and illuminated heading, 19 gold and polychrome illustrations mostly depicting battle scenes with Imam 'Ali with his sword dhu al-fiqar , dated colophon on final folio with gold illuminated clouds, gold lacquer binding with floral medallion and borders red lacquer doublures with central narcissus Text 9 ¼ x 4 ¾in. (23.5 x 12cm.); folio 11 ¾ x 7 3/8in (30 x 18.7cm.)
AN ILLUSTRATED WORK ON THE LIFE OF IMAM 'ALI
SIGNED MUHAMMAD QULI MULLAH KUCHAK BIN MUHAMMAD HUSAYN, QAJAR IRAN, DATED FRIDAY 21 SAFAR AH 1224/7 APRIL 1809 AD
AN ILLUSTRATED WORK ON THE LIFE OF IMAM 'ALI SIGNED MUHAMMAD QULI MULLAH KUCHAK BIN MUHAMMAD HUSAYN, QAJAR IRAN, DATED FRIDAY 21 SAFAR AH 1224/7 APRIL 1809 AD Persian manuscript on paper, 119ff. plus one fly-leaf, each with 21ll. of black nasta'liq script, red and blue ruled margins, opening bifolium with gold clouds between the lines of text and illuminated heading, 19 gold and polychrome illustrations mostly depicting battle scenes with Imam 'Ali with his sword dhu al-fiqar , dated colophon on final folio with gold illuminated clouds, gold lacquer binding with floral medallion and borders red lacquer doublures with central narcissus Text 9 ¼ x 4 ¾in. (23.5 x 12cm.); folio 11 ¾ x 7 3/8in (30 x 18.7cm.)
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