Deux pages illustrées provenant d'un manuscrit persan, possiblement Hamleh-ye Heydari, Cachemire, XIXème siècle Two illustrated leaves from a Persian manuscript, perhaps the Hamleh-ye Heydari Kashmir, 19th Century gouache and gold on paper, inner margins ruled in gold, blue and orange 270 x 140 mm.; 250 x 140 mm. (sight)(2) Footnotes: The images may illustrate the Hamleh-ye Heydari, a well-known epic and religious poem in Persian composed by Muhammad Rafi' Mashhadi, known as Badhil (d. 1711), in the manner of Firdausi's Shahnama. It recounts the life of the Prophet Muhammad, Imam Ali, and the early leaders of Islam from a Shi'a perspective. One of the paintings may depict a follower of the Prophet or of 'Ali being caught and brought to the enemy, while the other runs away. The second may depict Khadijah (the first wife of the Prophet and the first person to embrace Islam), coming to the Prophet to indicate her embracing of Islam, throwing an opponent of the Prophet from his horse and confronting a ruler while holding a sword. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing