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For another calligraphy by Mir 'Ali, see lot 79
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SIGNED BY MIR 'ALI, SAFAVID IRAN, EARLY 16TH CENTURY, BORDERS 19TH CENTURY
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A NASTA'LIQ QUATRAIN
SIGNED BY MIR 'ALI, SAFAVID IRAN, EARLY 16TH CENTURY, BORDERS 19TH CENTURY
Persian manuscript on buff paper, with 4ll. of black nasta'liq flanked by triangular panels with gold and polychrome floral illumination, one stating the patron of the work as the son of Sultan Beyezid II, to the left and below three panels of nasta'liq, two containing the signature of the scribe Mir 'Ali al-Katib al-Sultani, in cloudbands reserved on later illuminated ground, the panels with gold, blue and red rules, within minor dark blue margins illuminated in floral scrolls, laid down on buff card with gold illuminated cream margins, minor scuffing
Text panel 8 7/8 x 5 ¼in. (22.4 x 13.3cm.); folio 17 ¼ x 11 1/8in. (43.8 x 28.3cm.)
SIGNED BY MIR 'ALI, SAFAVID IRAN, EARLY 16TH CENTURY, BORDERS 19TH CENTURY
Persian manuscript on buff paper, with 4ll. of black nasta'liq flanked by triangular panels with gold and polychrome floral illumination, one stating the patron of the work as the son of Sultan Beyezid II, to the left and below three panels of nasta'liq, two containing the signature of the scribe Mir 'Ali al-Katib al-Sultani, in cloudbands reserved on later illuminated ground, the panels with gold, blue and red rules, within minor dark blue margins illuminated in floral scrolls, laid down on buff card with gold illuminated cream margins, minor scuffing
Text panel 8 7/8 x 5 ¼in. (22.4 x 13.3cm.); folio 17 ¼ x 11 1/8in. (43.8 x 28.3cm.)
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