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An excellent vintage First Edition offset lithograph, print, of Persian painting "Abu Zayad and Al-Haris Questioning a Villager", as a …
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An excellent vintage First Edition offset lithograph, print, of Persian painting "Abu Zayad and Al-Haris Questioning a Villager", as a fragment, from a rare First Limited Edition art folio published in Switzerland in 1940. Printed on one side of heavy paper. Mounted on a large sheet of vintage paper. Detailed. Excellent condition - minor age wear on the board, never framed. This 78 years old print in full color.
Overall 11"W x 15"H
Image 7.05"W x 8.15"H
The original artwork comes from a manuscript of the MAQAMAT (Assemblies) of Hariri copied and illustrated by Yahya b. Mahmud b. Yahya b. Abi' l-Hasan b Kuwwariha al-Wasiti (of Wasit in Mesopotamia) in 634 H. (A.D. 1237).
Abu Zayd, the hero of the book and al-Haris the narrator, are seen mounted on camels in the forebackground. Behind them (i.e. at the top of the piece) is a village in which various shops can be seen while a mosque with minaret rises behind. On the right is a goatherd spinning beside the goats. In the centre is a pool, represented by the swirling convention usually employed for water at this period. The ninety-nine miniatures contained in this manuscript are finest work of the Mesopotamian or Baghdad school of the 13th century.
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- Dimensions
- 11ʺW × 0.1ʺD × 15ʺH
- Frame Type
- Unframed
- Period
- 1940s
- Country of Origin
- Switzerland
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Paper
- Printmaking Materials
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Goldenrod
- Condition Notes
- Excellent - minor age wear on the board, never framed Excellent - minor age wear on the board, never framed less
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