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Traditional Book Arts: Tazhib, Tasweer & Calligraphy

Illumination, miniature painting and calligraphy from Persia and the wider Islamic world, selected by Near East & Islamic specialist Roxana Kashani.

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  • Painting of the Battle of Rostam by contemporary artist Maryam Mirzaei.

    MIRZAEI, Maryam (artist)
    The Battle of Rostam 2003
    £35,000.00

  • Original miniature painting inspired by an old Persian miniature by contemporary artist Maryam Mirzaei.

    MIRZAEI, Maryam (artist)
    Inspired by an Old Persian Miniature 2015
    £17,500.00

  • Maryam Mirzaei, illuminated painting of a girl of isfahan from 2002.

    MIRZAEI, Maryam (artist)
    Girl of Isfahan, 2002
    £17,500.00

  • Human Heart is bigger than the entire universe, illumination in the style of baysunghur period by contemporary artist Maryam Mirzaei

    MIRZAEI, Maryam (artist)
    Human Heart Is Bigger Than the Entire Universe 2017
    £30,000.00

  • Copy of the Baysunghur Qur'an from Qajar Persia, on paper, containing one surah heading.

    [CALLIGRAPHY]. [QUR'AN].
    Heading for Surah al-Waqi'ah (56) first half of 19th century.
    £3,750.00

  • Painting of a youth in european attire by contemporary artist maryam mirzaei.

    MIRZAEI, Maryam (artist)
    Youth in European Attire, circa 2004
    £17,500.00

  • Original illustration by contemporary artist Maryam Mirzaei from 2003

    MIRZAEI, Maryam (artist)
    Original Gol'o Morgh [Flower and Bird] illustration 2003
    £18,750.00

  • Pair of Persian album paintings from the Zand period, featuring the traditional gol o morgh motif.
    Pair of Persian album paintings from the Zand period, featuring the traditional gol o morgh motif.

    [MINIATURE PAINTING].
    Pair of Gol o' Morgh paintings, late 18th century.
    £6,000.00

  • Maryam Mirzaei Shamseh illustration on paper from 2004.

    [QUR'AN]. MIRZAEI, Maryam (artist)
    Original Tazhib Illumination of the Shamseh 2004
    £15,000.00

  • Drawing of a lion hunting scene from an album with painted floral border designs, from Mughal India in the mid-nineteenth century
    Drawing of a lion hunting scene from an album with painted floral border designs, from Mughal India in the mid-nineteenth century

    [INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTING].
    Drawing of a Lion Hunting scene, mid-19th century, possibly with later additions.
    £3,000.00

  • Panel of nasta'liq calligraphy from mughal India signed by abd al Rashid.

    [CALLIGRAPHY].
    Panel of Nasta'liq Calligraphy, mid-17th century.
    £10,000.00

  • An Original Illustration in the style of Reza Abbasi, possibly of Shah Abbas I, from Qajar Persia circa 1800

    [PERSIAN MINIATURE PAINTING].
    A teacher with his pupils, possibly a portrait of Shah Abbas I, circa 1800.
    £8,000.00

  • Divan of Hafez Shirazi in shekasteh script from Qajar Persia around 1820.
    Divan of Hafez Shirazi in shekasteh script from Qajar Persia around 1820.

    HAFEZ SHIRAZI.
    Divan, circa 1820 AD.
    £15,000.00

  • Lovely survival of a magnificently illuminated border design from a qajar manuscript.
    Lovely survival of a magnificently illuminated border design from a qajar manuscript.

    [TAZHIB DESIGN].
    Double-page tazhib border illumination, last quarter of 19th century.
    £5,000.00

  • large format calligraphic composition of Barakallah from Ottoman Turkey

    [CALLIGRAPHY].
    Barakallah (The Blessings of Allah), dated [1]329 AH (1911 AD).
    £2,000.00

  • Single line of nasta'liq calligraphy by the calligrapher Morteza Salehi from 2024.

    SALEHI, Morteza (calligrapher)
    Line of nasta'liq calligraphy, c. 2024
    £3,250.00

  • Illuminated manuscript of the anam'i sharif from the ottoman empire circa 1780
    Illuminated manuscript of the anam'i sharif from the ottoman empire circa 1780

    [PRAYERBOOK]
    Anam'i Sharif, circa 1780 AD.
    £22,500.00

  • A beautifully presented safavid example of the bustan of sadi shirazi from shiraz around 1650.
    A beautifully presented safavid example of the bustan of sadi shirazi from shiraz around 1650.

    SA'DI SHIRAZI.
    Bustan. circa 1650 AD.
    £40,000.00

  • An exquisite miniature Qur'an from the early Qajar period.
    An exquisite miniature Qur'an from the early Qajar period.

    [QUR'AN].
    A Fine Miniature Qur'an, dated 1225 AH (1815 AD).
    £30,000.00

  • Illuminated pocket sized Qajar Qur'an produced around 1830.
    Illuminated pocket sized Qajar Qur'an produced around 1830.

    [QUR'AN].
    A Fine Illuminated Qur'an. circa 1830.
    £10,000.00

  • a popular collection of Sunni muslim devotional prayers for the Prophet Muhammad by Jazuli copied in the Levant around 1800
    a popular collection of Sunni muslim devotional prayers for the Prophet Muhammad by Jazuli copied in the Levant around 1800

    AL-JAZULI, Muhammad ibn Suleyman.
    Dala'il al-Khayrat. n.d., circa 1800.
    £15,000.00

  • An attractive Ottoman quran copied by Abdullah Zihni in the mid-nineteenth century in ottoman turkey.
    An attractive Ottoman quran copied by Abdullah Zihni in the mid-nineteenth century in ottoman turkey.

    [QUR'AN].
    Attractive Ottoman Qur'an, mid-19th century.
    £17,500.00

  • A panel containing calligraphy and miniature painting of layla and majnun, original illustration c. 1820.

    [PERSIAN MINIATURE PAINTING]. [CALLIGRAPHY].
    A Composite Panel, late 19th century.
    £1,800.00

  • Three attractive calligraphic panels, probably dispersed from a larger album of Ottoman calligraphic specimens compiled in the late seventeenth-century.
    Three attractive calligraphic panels, probably dispersed from a larger album of Ottoman calligraphic specimens compiled in the late seventeenth-century.

    [CALLIGRAPHY].
    Three illuminated leaves from a fine Calligraphic Album, second half of 17th century.
    £2,500.00

  • An attractively illuminated manuscript of the Miraj Nameh by Mir Haydar from Kashmir in 1805.
    An attractively illuminated manuscript of the Miraj Nameh by Mir Haydar from Kashmir in 1805.

    [MIR HAYDAR].
    A composite text containing excerpts from the Miraj Nameh, early 19th century.
    £27,500.00

  • An illuminated manuscript of the poems of Nizami, the Khamsa, from Safavid Persia with illustrations in the text.
    An illuminated manuscript of the poems of Nizami, the Khamsa, from Safavid Persia with illustrations in the text.

    NIZAMI, Jamal al-Din.
    Khamsa, dated 1008 AH (1600 AD).
    £12,500.00

  • Single dispersed folio from an illuminated manuscript, with one illuminated miniature, text in Farsi.
    Single dispersed folio from an illuminated manuscript, with one illuminated miniature, text in Farsi.

    GAZURGHAI, Kamal al-Din.
    Abdullah Ansari with Abu Ahmad, second half of 16th century.
    £6,000.00

  • An illuminated manuscript on paper of the Divan of poetry by Khwaju Kermani from Qajar Persia.
    An illuminated manuscript on paper of the Divan of poetry by Khwaju Kermani from Qajar Persia.

    KHWAJU KERMANI.
    Qazaliyaat, first half of the 19th century.
    £10,000.00

  • An early 19th century Qajar replica of a sixteenth century Ottoman manuscript by Karahisari, manuscirpt on paper circa 1800.
    An early 19th century Qajar replica of a sixteenth century Ottoman manuscript by Karahisari, manuscirpt on paper circa 1800.

    [ISLAMIC MANUSCRIPT].
    The Names of Allah, circa 1800.
    £5,000.00

  • Timurid manuscript illustration of Shirin and Farhad at Mount Bistun from a 15th century manuscript.

    NIZAMI GANJAVI.
    Shirin and Farhad at Mount Bistun, circa 1500.
    £5,000.00

  • prince and maiden from safavid Album page, circa 1590.
    prince and maiden from safavid Album page, circa 1590.

    [MINIATURE PAINTING].
    Prince and Maiden seated with armed attendants in waiting, circa 1590 AD.
    £3,000.00

  • Illuminated border design by Maryam Mirzaei in 2004.

    MIRZAEI, Maryam (artist)
    Illuminated border design, 2004
    £22,500.00

  • Original miniature painting of Moses and the Shepherd by contemproary artist Maryam Mirzaei

    MIRZAEI, Maryam (artist)
    Moses and the Shepherd 2013
    £30,000.00

  • Copy of an old Persian Miniature by contemporary artist Maryam Mirzaei from 2015.

    MIRZAEI, Maryam (artist)
    Copy of an Old Persian Miniature 2015
    £27,500.00

  • Miniature painting inspired by Kamal al din Behzad by contemporary artist Maryam Mirzaei.

    MIRZAEI, Maryam (artist)
    Copy of Pand-e Pir 2012
    £55,000.00

  • A fine panel of nasta'liq calligraphy from the celebrated safaciv calligrapher Mir Ali al Katib dated 936.
    A fine panel of nasta'liq calligraphy from the celebrated safaciv calligrapher Mir Ali al Katib dated 936.

    [CALLIGRAPHY]. MIR' ALI AL-KATIB (calligrapher).
    A Panel of nasta'liq calligraphy, dated 936 AH (1529-30 AD).
    £20,000.00

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