Two Calligraphic Exercises

BY ZARIN QALAM AND ?MIR 'IMAD AL-HASANI, SAFAVID PERSIA, 17TH CENTURY

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Two Calligraphic Exercises
By Zarin Qalam and ?Mir 'Imad al-Hasani, Safavid Persia, 17th Century
The first manuscript on pink paper with gold floral meander, 6ll. of black nasta'liq arranged diagonally and horizontally, divided by orange lines, signed in triangular cornerpiece Zarin Qalam, mounted with purple margins with gold arabesque design, framed and glazed; the other on cream paper with gold and polychrome floral meander overlay, 8ll. of black nasta'liq, partially erased signature below, "....'Ima[d] .......ni", lightly stained and rubbed, mounted with coloured margins, framed and glazed
Calligraphy 7 x 3¼in. (18 x 8cm.) and 10¼ x 5¾in. (26 x 14.5cm.) (2)

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