26th Oct, 2018 10:00

Islamic & Indian Art

 
  Lot 49
 

TWO LOOSE MONUMENTAL INDIAN QUR'ANIC FOLIOS  Northern India, 18th - 19th century  Sura 8 (Al Anfal), Arabic manuscript on paper, 13ll. to the page of black ink stylised thuluth script, with diacritic marks and red ink corrections, marginal annotations in black and red ink, polychrome and gold squares as verse markers, sura heading in white ink against a gold rectangular cartouche framed within red, blue and white borders, the sides filled with red chequered pattern, the large marginal roundel and drop-shaped medallions painted in vibrant blue, red, orange and gold, mounted, framed and glazed, the folio 54cm x 29.5cm and 76.8cm x 51.5cm including the frame. Provenance: UK private collection since 1980s.

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