A miniature from "Khalila wa Dimna," 1800s

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"BIDPAI: KHALILA WA DIMNA, QAJAR IRAN, 19TH CENTURY
Persian manuscript on paper, 241ff. with 20ll. of black shikasteh, occasional Arabic titles in red, text outlined with gold, with 17 miniatures in gouache within the text, slight staining and old repairs, dark brown morocco binding with flap with tooled medallion. Folio 8 x 4 7/8in. (20.2 x 12cm.)

Lot Notes:  List of miniatures

f.33a The Monkey and the Carpenter
f.40b Dimna brings Shanzaba to the Lion
f.51a The Hare and the Lion
f.60a Man attacked by Snow Leopard
f.62a The Lion, the Jackal, the Wolf and the Camel
f.64a The Flying Tortoise
f.65b Dimna presents himself to the Lion
f.69b The Salamander burns the Falcon's Nest
f.95a The Doves caught in a net
**f.101b The Camel rider saves the Snake from the Fire
f.117b The Assembly of the Birds
f.123b The King of the Crows thanks the Lion for saving them
f.126a The Pious Man, his Sheep and the Thieves
f.137b The King of the Monkeys drops figs into the Lake
f.139b Monkey with sword, man asleep
f.160b Murdered woman
f.178b The Lioness complains to the Jackal"