A PRINCE IN A GARDENBUKHARA, UZBEKISTAN, CIRCA 1525-35A PRINCE IN A GARDENBUKHARA, UZBEKISTAN, CIRCA 1525-35Opaque pigments heightened with gold and silver on paper, set between gold and polychrome rules, the buff margins with gold illumination cropped, the reverse plainPainting 9 1/4 x 5 1/2in. (23.7 x 14cm.); folio 9 5/8 x 6 5/8in. (24.5 x 17cm.)The Bukharan school of painting, which was influenced by the Herat style, is characterized by a bright palette, golden skies, and the use of a black ground to set off fine arabesque designs. This scene of an enthroned prince in a chahar bagh garden, with the lavishly dressed attendants and fine metal objects and ceramics, provides a glimpse into the types of luxury goods found in the early sixteenth century. This painting would have once belonged to a lavishly illustrated Persian epic. A manuscript of Yusuz wa Zuleykha illustrated by Mahmud Muzahhib, including a Painting which depicts Yusuf enthroned with female attendants also in a chahar bagh was sold in these Rooms, 10 April 2014, lot 10. Mahmud al-Muzahhib was the most important artist of his generation in Bukhara, the leading proponent of the Bukhara school of painting under the Shaybanids, especially the great bibliophile Sultan 'Abd al-Aziz. Another Bukhara painting depicting an outdoor scene was sold in these Rooms, 26 October 2017, lot 90.细节 A PRINCE IN A GARDENBUKHARA, UZBEKISTAN, CIRCA 1525-35Opaque pigments heightened with gold and silver on paper, set between gold and polychrome rules, the buff margins with gold illumination cropped, the reverse plainPainting 9 1/4 x 5 1/2in. (23.7 x 14cm.); folio 9 5/8 x 6 5/8in. (24.5 x 17cm.) 注意事项 This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.