SAFAVID IRAN, CIRCA 1600, 1600

• An illustration from a Shahnama of Firdawsi, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, set within gold and blue rules, the painting with 3ll. of nasta'liq above and 2ll. below against gold cloudbands and foliage, arranged in four columns, the reverse with 25ll., headings in white, set within gold rules against gold and black background, margins cut, framed
• 20,3 x19,7 cm (8,0 x7,8in)