Iran Or Mesopotamia, Possibly Baghdad, Second Half 13Th Century
An Illuminated Folio From A Qur'An
Found at
Christies,
London
Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, Lot 93
25. Apr - 25. Apr 2013
Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, Lot 93
25. Apr - 25. Apr 2013
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
AN ILLUMINATED FOLIO FROM A QUR'AN
IRAN OR MESOPOTAMIA, POSSIBLY BAGHDAD, SECOND HALF 13TH CENTURY
Qur'an IX, sura al-bara'at, vv.127-129 to Qur'an X, sura yunus, vv.1-3, Arabic manuscript on paper, the folio with 13ll., the first, middle and last in elegant muhaqqaq in alternating black and gold, the intervening lines in neat black naskh, the lines within gold rules and the text panel laid down within gold and polychrome outer rules on wide gold-speckled turquoise borders, later attributions to Yaqut al-Musta'simi applied in lower border and written in the lower margin, mounted
Text panel 6½ x 4in. (16.6 x 10cm.); folio 13 x 8 1/8in. (33.1 x 20.6cm.)
IRAN OR MESOPOTAMIA, POSSIBLY BAGHDAD, SECOND HALF 13TH CENTURY
Qur'an IX, sura al-bara'at, vv.127-129 to Qur'an X, sura yunus, vv.1-3, Arabic manuscript on paper, the folio with 13ll., the first, middle and last in elegant muhaqqaq in alternating black and gold, the intervening lines in neat black naskh, the lines within gold rules and the text panel laid down within gold and polychrome outer rules on wide gold-speckled turquoise borders, later attributions to Yaqut al-Musta'simi applied in lower border and written in the lower margin, mounted
Text panel 6½ x 4in. (16.6 x 10cm.); folio 13 x 8 1/8in. (33.1 x 20.6cm.)
