Bidspirit auction | Three illustrated folios from Persian

Three illustrated folios from Persian poetic manuscripts - Three illustrated folios from Persian poetic manuscripts Persia, probably Shiraz, 17th-18th century decorated and inscribed on both sides in nasta'liq script written in black ink and arranged in four columns bordered by gilt fillet. The larger folio illustrated with a schoolmaster giving a lesson to five pupils in a garden, the other decorated with a man taming a lion among onlookers. Provenance: Private collection Tuscany. 27 X 15 cm ca. (the largest)