A LOOSE ILLUSTRATED FOLIO OF NIZAMI (D.1209)'S KHAMSA: LEYLI AND MAJNUN IN CONVERSATION
Safavid Iran, 16th century

A LOOSE ILLUSTRATED FOLIO OF NIZAMI (D.1209)'S KHAMSA: LEYLI AND MAJNUN IN CONVERSATION
Safavid Iran, 16th century

Persian manuscript on paper, the verso with 18ll. and the recto with 23ll. of black ink nasta’liq script divided into four columns, the central illustration on the verso a tinted drawing depicting Leyli and Majnun’s wilderness visitation in pale washes, Leyli seated in front of an elegant tent encampment, wearing a gold diadem and an attire typical of the late Timurid fashion, portrayed in conversation with the emaciated Majnun in loincloth by a stream, the lovers observed by an attendant and mountain goats against a gold sky, the chapter heading in red ink, set within blue and gold rules, marked with a circular library inspection stamp inscribed in official purple ink in Persian ‘mulahezeh shod’ (observed) and dated 1329 Solar Hijri (1950 - 1951 AD), in a cream mount, the text panel 21cm x 13.5cm, the folio 30.5cm x 20.5cm, 33cm x 24.5cm including the mount.

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Dimensions: the text panel 21cm x 13.5cm, the folio 30.5cm x 20.5cm, 33cm x 24.5cm including the mount