بیژن و منیژه

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Location London, King Street Sale Date Apr 29, 2003 
Lot Number 100 Sale Number 6713 
Creator Shiraz, circa 1520-30 AD 

Lot Title THE MEETING OF MANIJEH AND BIJAN 

Estimate 4,000 - 6,000 British pounds 
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Lot Description THE MEETING OF MANIJEH AND BIJAN 
Shiraz, circa 1520-30 AD 
A leaf from a Shahnameh, gouache heightened with gold on paper, Manijeh and Bijan seated in a richly patterned tent with female musicians accompanying them, three lines of black nasta'liq arranged in four columns above and below, slight oxidisation and creasing, mounted, framed and glazed
Folio 14½ x 11½in. (36.5 x 29.3cm.); miniature 9¾ x 7½in. (24.7 x 18.6cm.)

For Further Reading:

بیژن ومنیژه

No. 80     Rostam rescues Bizhan from the pit

Ferdowsi, Shahnameh
Safavid: Esfahan, May 1628 
Scribe: Nezam b. Mir ‘Ali

Opaque watercolour, ink and gold on paper

London, British Library, MS Add. 27258, fol. 257v

As in No. 52, Manizheh has guided Rostam to the pit where her lover Bizhan is imprisoned. Rostam is about to let down his lasso for the rescue. The period when this manuscript was made witnessed a considerable production of single-figure studies of fashionable people. The curving posture of Manizheh and the companion nearest to Rostam show the influence of such studies. Their impact is also felt in the soft rendering of trees and rocks. By contrast, the bold pink background, signalling intense drama, originated in manuscript illustration.

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