Calligraphic panel

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Calligraphic panel
by Muhammad Husayn al-Katib Kashmiri, Zarin Qalam
Mughal, circa 1600

Persian manuscript on gold-sprinkled brown paper, 6ll of black nasta'liq arranged diagonally, with one additional line running horizontally along the bottom, interstices with small paintings of birds, triangular floral gold, pink and white panels in two corners, the lower signed Muhammad Husayn, two rectangular panels similar with gold cartouches (slightly stained), mounted on a later album page with coloured borders
text 8¼ x 4in. (21 x 10cm.)

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Muhammad Husayn was the most celebrated calligrapher at the court of the emperor Akbar, who gave him the title of Zarin Qalam (Golden pen). Many examples of his work are decorated with small pictures of birds in this way.

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