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AN ILLUSTRATED AND ILLUMINATED LEAF FROM A MANUSCRIPT OF FIRDAUSI'S SHAHNAMEH, ROSTAM AND ESFANDYAR, PERSIA, SAFAVID, 17TH CENTURY - Watercolor on paper depicting a scene from the war between Rostam and Esfandyar, a story in Ferdowsi's Persian epic Shahnameh. The poem consists of 9 lines arranged in five columns and written in black Nastaliq script. The poem discusses the beauties of nature in spring and also refers to the sadness and mourning of Esfandyar's death. Text: 31 by 18 cm. Page: 39 by 27 cm.