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THE PAINTING, IRAN, 19TH CENTURY; THE CALLIGRAPHY, IRAN, 17TH CENTURY
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AN IRIS AND NASTA’LIQ CALLIGRAPHY
THE PAINTING, IRAN, 19TH CENTURY; THE CALLIGRAPHY, IRAN, 17TH CENTURY
Recto with opaque pigments heightened with gold depicting a large purple iris, between gold illuminated pink borders on green margins with gold floral illumination, verso with a calligraphic panel with 11ll. of strong black nasta’liq, rectangles of gold and polychrome illumination to each side, laid down within gold illuminated borders on blue margins with gold illumination
Painting 7 ¾ x 4 ¼in. (19.6 x 10.8cm.); calligraphy 8 ¼ x 4 ¼in. (20.9 x 10.8cm.); folio 11 3/8 x 6 7/8in. (29 x 17.6cm.)
THE PAINTING, IRAN, 19TH CENTURY; THE CALLIGRAPHY, IRAN, 17TH CENTURY
Recto with opaque pigments heightened with gold depicting a large purple iris, between gold illuminated pink borders on green margins with gold floral illumination, verso with a calligraphic panel with 11ll. of strong black nasta’liq, rectangles of gold and polychrome illumination to each side, laid down within gold illuminated borders on blue margins with gold illumination
Painting 7 ¾ x 4 ¼in. (19.6 x 10.8cm.); calligraphy 8 ¼ x 4 ¼in. (20.9 x 10.8cm.); folio 11 3/8 x 6 7/8in. (29 x 17.6cm.)
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