Gushtasp Displaying His Skill Before Caesar, Siyavush Beg, between 1576 and 1577

Gushtasp displaying his skill before caesar, folio from the shahnameh of shah ismail ii. Ascribed to siyavush beg. Qazvin, 1576-77. Illustrated folio from the shahnama of firdawsi made for shah isma'il ii, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, four columns of black nasta'liq above and below flanked by 8ll. Black nasta'liq written on the diagonal, ascribed to siyavush on the upper left margin, the reverse with 22ll. Of black nasta'liq arranged across four columns, flanked by 10ll. Black nasta'liq on the diagonal, set within gold and polychrome rules, marginal notes painting 12 1⁄4 x 5 1⁄8in. (31. 2 x 13. 2); text panel 11 6⁄8 x 7 6⁄8in. (30 x 19. 8cm. ); folio 17 1⁄8 x 10 3⁄8in. (43. 5 x 26. 3cm. ) christie's art of the islamic and indian worlds including oriental rugs and carpets 31 march 2022 lot 53. Date: between 1576 and 1577.