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THE CALLIGRAPHY SAFAVID IRAN, 16TH/17TH CENTURY; THE PAINTING SAFAVID ISFAHAN, 17TH CENTURY
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NASTA’LIQ CALLIGRAPHY AND A YOUTH WITH A CUP
THE CALLIGRAPHY SAFAVID IRAN, 16TH/17TH CENTURY; THE PAINTING SAFAVID ISFAHAN, 17TH CENTURY
Recto with 6ll. of elegant stepped black nasta’liq, smaller panels of nasta’liq written along the edges, laid down between gold-illuminated pink borders on blue margins with gold floral scroll, verso with opaque pigments heightened with gold depicting a standing youth in green coat, nasta’liq panels above and below on blue borders, wide cream margins with gold floral illumination
Painting 6 ½ x 3 ½in. (16.5 x 8.8cm.); calligraphy 7 x 3 ½in. (17.8 x 9cm.); folio 11 3/8 x 6 7/8in. (29 x 17.6cm.)
THE CALLIGRAPHY SAFAVID IRAN, 16TH/17TH CENTURY; THE PAINTING SAFAVID ISFAHAN, 17TH CENTURY
Recto with 6ll. of elegant stepped black nasta’liq, smaller panels of nasta’liq written along the edges, laid down between gold-illuminated pink borders on blue margins with gold floral scroll, verso with opaque pigments heightened with gold depicting a standing youth in green coat, nasta’liq panels above and below on blue borders, wide cream margins with gold floral illumination
Painting 6 ½ x 3 ½in. (16.5 x 8.8cm.); calligraphy 7 x 3 ½in. (17.8 x 9cm.); folio 11 3/8 x 6 7/8in. (29 x 17.6cm.)
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