A SAFAVID QURAN FOLIO ATTRIBUTED TO ALI BIN MUHAMMAD... Lot 7
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A SAFAVID QURAN FOLIO ATTRIBUTED TO ALI BIN MUHAMMAD BIN MUQALLA, NORTH WEST IRAN CIRCA 1570
Arabic manuscript on paper, written in 8ll. of black naskh divided into two blocks and alternated with 3ll. of gold thuluth, verses separated by gold and polychrome pointed floral rounders, margins ruled in gold and polychrome, sura headings in gold within panels of gold and polychrome illumination. The 14th Juz’ and the 21st Juz from this Qur’an are respectively in the Kuwait National Museum (M. Jenkins, Islamic Art in the Kuwait National Museum, London, 1983, p. 134) and the Nasser D. Khalili collection (D. James, After Timur, London, 1992, p. 206, fig.49) For 12th Juz, Christie’s London, 23 April 2015 Lot 55 Text Panel 8x 5¼in. (20.5 x 13.6cm.); folio 14 x 9½in. (35.4 x 24cm.)
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