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GAZURGHAI, Kamal al-Din.

Abdullah Ansari with Abu Ahmad,

Abdullah Ansari with Abu Ahmad,

single leaf from the Majalis al-Ushaq.

Stock Code 112454

Safavid Shiraz, second half of the 16th century.

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Kamal al-Din Gazurghai (b. circa 1470) was a Persian dignitary and poet of the late 15th century and early 16th century. The Majalis al-Ushaq 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. The present painting portrays the meeting of 'Abdullah Ansari and Abu Ahmad' and is evidently from a fine early Safavid copy of the text, likely produced in Shiraz around 1570.

Single dispersed folio from an illuminated manuscript, with one illuminated miniature, text in Farsi, miniature 155 x 122 mm, total leaf (trimmed) 190 x 150 mm; text-block to upper left-hand edge of painting containing 5 lines of elegant black nasta'liq, on gold-sprinkled paper, ruled in gilt, some light surface-soiling, a little faded with some small chips to paint, evidence of oxidisation from gilt frame to reverse; tipped-onto green decorated cloth, framed and glazed.

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