{"title":"Miniatures \u0026 Calligraphy","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"105399","title":"Prince and Maiden seated with armed attendants in waiting,","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003eAn attractice and decorative album leaf with a miniature painting from the early Safavid period with Turkic influences shown in the faces and robes of the figures depicted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSingle leaf from a Safavid album, illuminated miniature on paper, miniature 128 x 90 mm (total leaf 280 x 175 mm); image depicting a young Prince in discource with a female, two attendants flanking either side of the image in attendance, image mounted onto card framed with gilt drawings of birds and spiralling vines, reverse mounted with blank paper; some light discolouration and fading, a little rubbed.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"[MINIATURE PAINTING].","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45957838962993,"sku":"105399","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/105399_adb1857a-fe5c-4f30-af23-3e3e2fc8ac21.jpg?v=1790182419"},{"product_id":"timurid-manuscript-illustration-shirin-farhad-105400","title":"Shirin and Farhad at Mount Bistun,","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003etimurid manuscript illustration\u003c\/h4\u003eAn early miniature painting from one of Nizami Ganjavi's most loved tragic romances in poetic form, \u003cem\u003eShirin o Farhad\u003c\/em\u003e, also known as \u003cem\u003eKhosrow o Shirin\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSingle leaf, illuminated manuscript on fine polished paper, single illuminated miniature depicting Shirin mounted on a horse with Farhad at Mount Bistun, 192 x 125 mm; from a manuscript with text in 4 columns of black nasta'liq, illustration in gouache and gold with traces of later additions to paint, lightly rubbed and chips to ink along old crease marks, overall bright and attractive condition; tipped-onto card and presented in modern card mount.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"NIZAMI GANJAVI.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45957839913265,"sku":"105400","price":5000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/105400_36761979-010f-4c50-af90-48865fe75526.jpg?v=1790169373"},{"product_id":"gazurghai-abudllah-ansari-abu-ahmad-112454","title":"Abdullah Ansari with Abu Ahmad,","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003eKamal al-Din Gazurghai (b. circa 1470) was a Persian dignitary and poet of the late 15th century and early 16th century. The \u003cem\u003eMajalis al-Ushaq\u003c\/em\u003e is a biographical account of over 70 notable Sufis, poets and members of the Turkic elite and is considered his best known work, completed around 1503 AD. 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Furthermore, the contemporary borders show delicately painted arabesques in gilt and the roundels marking the verses are of varying designs and styles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThree single folios from a calligraphic album, illuminated manuscripts on paper, in Arabic, containing Hadiths of the Prophet, each page 235 x 165 mm; each leaf consisting of one line written in larger thuluth script in black ink, above a panel containing four lines of text written in smaller naskh script on a pink ground, this panel flanked by gold-sprinkled panels, outer borders with bold stylised foliate motifs outlined in gold on a buff ground, reverse with green paper backing, edges in dark brown, light surface rubbing, a few smudges; all floated in modern cream card mounts.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"[CALLIGRAPHY].","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56993413595511,"sku":"118360","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/118360_d255fa0f-8111-4268-86d0-d1dabdd5bc9c.jpg?v=1790189064"},{"product_id":"lacquered-boards-game-hunting-india-114841","title":"A pair of Kashmiri lacquered boards,","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003eindian game huning\u003c\/h4\u003eA very unusual set of lacquered boards presented in the form of a portfolio with backstrip and remains of cotton ties, featuring illustrations of animals most probably featured in a local hunt with this album presented as a commemoration of the event.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA pair of conjoined wooden boards, hand-painted and lacquered, the front cover painted in the centre in black with the head of an ibex, against a gold ground inside a foliate painted in each corner with flower panels, the rear cover painted in black with heads of nine horned animals against a gold ground filled with iron-red flowers, leather strip joining boards together and remains of black ties in place, extremities rubbed, covers slightly scuffed and faded. 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The miniature, set on a beautiful outdoor terrace next to a running stream, shows a dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSingle leaf, illuminated manuscript on paper, in Sanskrit, with illuminated miniature in the text, lightly rubbed, overall bright and attractive, unexamined out of frame, 205 x 115 mm; mounted and framed, Germany gallery label to verso.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"[INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTING].","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57285423432055,"sku":"112941","price":5000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/112941_c773bc76-6f8d-440f-8f3b-10d82fd3f4f2.jpg?v=1790187781"},{"product_id":"hanuman-rama-lakshmana-rajasthan-1850-121365","title":"Hanuman bowing before Rama and Lakshmana,","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003eA very attractive painting depicting Lord Hanuman taking a deep bow before Lord Rama and Lakshmana, visually representing the deep devotion and respect he has for his two protectors. The tranquil landscape forming the backdrop of this scene reflects the serenity of the moment with lotus flowers appearing in rivers on both sides of the figures, and a very elegantly depicted willow tree framing them. 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