Two exceptional miniatures from a copy of a Mathnavi of Jalal al-Din Rumi Iran, Safavid Court Style, Tabriz, c. 1530
Lot A – The king and his three sons
Iran, Safavid Court style, Shah Tahmasp period, in the style of Mir Sayyid ‘Ali, Tabriz, c. 1530.
Dim. text : 21,4 x 14 cm ; Dim. painting : H. : 21,4 cm ; L. : 16 cm
Provenance : collection M LG, Paris,
Private Collection, Paris
Exhibited and published : Gaston Migeon, Max van Berchem and Clément Huart, Exposition des Arts Musulmans. Catalogue descriptif, Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs, Pavillon de Marsan, Paris, avril 1903, n° 869 p. 110.
Lot B – The competition between the Chinese and the Greek artist
Iran, Safavid court Style, Shah Tahmasp period, Tabriz, c. 1530.
Dim. text : 22 x 14 cm ; Dim. painting : H. : 16,2 et 22 cm ; L. : 17 cm
Provenance : collection M LG, Paris,
Private Collection, Paris
Exhibited and published : Gaston Migeon, Max van Berchem and Clément Huart, Exposition des Arts Musulmans. Catalogue descriptif, Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs, Pavillon de Marsan, Paris, avril 1903, n° 870 p. 110.
These two miniatures come from a hitherto unknown copy of the the Mathnavi of Jalal al-Din Rumi, illustrated in the Safavid court style of c. 1530. The two paintings appear to have been made by different artists.
Illustrated copies of the Mathnavi of Jalal al-Din Rumi are much rarer than other Persian classics such as the Shahnamah of Firdausi or the Khamsah of Nizami.
Sold at auction on Monday 20th June 2016, EVE auction house, Paris at Drouot.
