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Calligraphy in nasta`liq script signed by Mir Muhammad Ali

Calligraphy in nasta`liq script signed by Mir Muhammad Ali

AlbumsPersian17th century

Calligraphy in nasta`liq script signed by Mir Muhammad Ali

Early 17th century

Description

The central panel of this album folio consists of a quatrain of Persian poetry most likely from the Divan of Naziri Nishapuri written diagonally in nasta`liq script on pale blue paper. The interlinear space is embellished with floral decoration in gold wash, with flecks of gold leaf.

Classification

Albums

Medium

Ink and gold on paper

Culture

Persian

Period

Safavid period

Century

17th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

framed: 44 x 30 cm (17 5/16 x 11 13/16 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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