THE CALLIGRAPHY COPIED BY MIR AMIN, MUGHAL INDIA AND SAFAVID IRAN, EARLY 17TH CENTURY

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AN ALBUM PAGE
THE CALLIGRAPHY COPIED BY MIR AMIN, MUGHAL INDIA AND SAFAVID IRAN, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
One side with a fine drawing of various representations of Durga and multi-headed Brahma battling against the elephant demon Karindrasura who attempts to ensnare their vehicles with vines, laid down within gold decorated border, the reverse with a calligraphic panel with two couplets in large black nasta'liq outlined in gold clouds, a further triangle of similar but smaller calligraphy above and the signature below, laid down between minor gold illuminated blue borders on wide red margins
Drawing 6 1/8 x 9 3/8in. (15.6 x 23.6cm.); calligraphy 6½ x 3½in. (16.5 x 8.8cm.); folio 10 5/8 x 7 3/8in. (27 x 18.5cm.)

Provenance

Anon sale, in these Rooms, 10 July 1975, lot 35

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Lot Essay

Mir Muhammad Amin was the grandson of Mir 'Imad al-Hassani. Amongst his recorded works are two album pages in the Gulistan Library (Mehdi Bayani, Ahval va Asar-e Khosh-Nevisan, Vol. III, Tehran 1346 sh., pp.647-48).

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