Lot Essay
The inscription reads: ya ahmad fa'al ya razzaq al-'ibad 'ala kull hal ya arham al-rahimin (O the most laudable of Performers, O the One who gives sustenance to [all] servants in every sitation, O the Most Merciful of those who show mercy).
The style of inscription, the colouring and the red infills are all similar to those on a larger seventeenth century painted wooden panel with elaborate surmounting decoration sold in these Rooms 15 October 2002, lot 343.
The style of inscription, the colouring and the red infills are all similar to those on a larger seventeenth century painted wooden panel with elaborate surmounting decoration sold in these Rooms 15 October 2002, lot 343.