Page from a large borzunama manuscript

Iran or India, mid-19th century

Piran before the Faghfur of China. Large scene under a red canopy, with two blocks of text, one of three lines and the other of two lines.

Gouache and gold on paper, 29 lines of text in 4 columns interrupted by coloured bands. Each page is illustrated with a scene from one of the episodes of the borzu-nameh. Old framing label on two of them: "New American Framing Co 12-10/A Lindsay Street. Calcutta 16". (Wear).

Sight size : 50 x 29 cm

Provenance: Adrien Massonaud, Consul General of France in Calcutta from 1960 to 1964. Acquired at that time from an antique dealer in Calcutta.

Expert: Laure Soustiel(laure@soustiel.com, tel: 06 09 47 27 31)