KING GAYUMARS IN THE WILDERNESS Turkman school, Western Iran, late 15th century Opaque pigments, gold and black ink on paper, the nasta'liqtext divided in four vertical columns, the two lateral ones with 17ll. and the two central ones with 9ll. to the page, the title to the scene in golden ink at the top centre of the page, the illustration with King Gayumars portrayed sitting down on a rock, wearing a simple floral dress and covering his shoulders with a tiger skin coat, four Turkic-looking attendants taking part to the gathering, wearing similar dresses and fur hats, one with a tiger skin coat, typical Chinese-inspired ru clouds against golden ground, mounted, glazed and framed, 45.4cm x 32cm including the frame.