AN ILLUSTRATED LOOSE FOLIO FROM THESHAHNAMAOF FIRDOWSI Possibly Shiraz, Iran, late 17th - early18th century Persian manuscript on paper, 27ll. of black nasta'liq script to the page, the front illuminated in opaque pigments and gold with a courtly scene with seated saluting courtiers, and a corpulent sofreh masterin orange robes, with arches opening towards a flowering garden, the wazir Piran presenting a young prince, possibly Kai Khusraw, to the enthroned Afrasiab, in gold and blue rules, the folio 27.5cm x 18cm, the text panel 15.5cm x 27.5cm.