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An illuminated Qur'an North India, Kashmir, late around the year 1800.

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20 000 - 30 000 SEK
1 930 - 2 890 EUR
2 220 - 3 320 USD
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16 000 SEK
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For condition report contact specialist
Christopher Stålhandske
Stockholm
Christopher Stålhandske
Head Specialist Carpets, textiles and Islamic works of art
+46 (0)708 19 12 58
An illuminated Qur'an North India, Kashmir, late around the year 1800.

Persian manuscript on paper with black Nastaʿlīq, 320pp, a double-sided polychrome title page. Brown leather case with stamped floral central medallions, with flap c. 20 x 11 cm.

Provenance

The Swedish missionary Oscar Hermansson (1889-1951).

Exhibitions

Oscar Hermansson was a Swedish missionary in East Turkestan from 1920 to 1925 and in India from 1930 to 1938.