AlbumsPersian16th-17th century

Calligraphy in nasta`liq script in Arabic

16th-17th century

Description

The central panel of this album folio consists of four lines of Arabic poetry written in nasta`liq script on light brown paper. The calligraphy is surrounded by floral illumination on a gold ground. Two decorative borders frame the central panel. The text references the Shura, a consultative body of prominent members of the Qurayshi tribe who in the year 644 were tasked to name the third leader of the Muslim community, following the death of the caliph Umar. .

Classification

Albums

Medium

Ink, color, and gold on paper

Culture

Persian

Period

Safavid period

Century

16th-17th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

framed: 39 x 33 cm (15 3/8 x 13 in.)

Provenance

Richard Bryant Hobart, Cambridge, MA, (by 1963), by inheritance; to his daughter, Mabel Hobart Cabot, Cambridge, MA , (1963-2014), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, June 2014. Richard Bryant Hobart (b. 1885 – d. 1963),

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