6341012 Illustrated double folio from the \'Nahj al-Faradis\', commissioned by Sultan Abu Sa\'id Gurkan, Timurid Herat, c.1465 (opaque pigment & gold on paper) by Islamic School, (15th century); 41.4x30.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The text is taken from sections seven and eight of the first chapter of Mahmud ibn \'Ali al-Sarai??? Nahj al-Faradis (The Paths of Paradise) Uyghur manuscript, opaque pigments and gold on paper, recto with the Prophet arriving at the second heaven, of pearls, 6 ll. above and 1l. below, verso with the Angel of Death, 3 ll. above and 2ll. below Folio 16 翹 x 11 7/8in. (41.4 x 30.3cm.); illustration recto 5 翹 x 7in. (13.9 x 18cm.), illustration verso 6 3/8 x 7in. (16.4 x 18cm.)); Photo by Christie\'s Images.