Lot Essay
Al-Faqir (Needy) 'Ali is one of the ways in which the famous Mir 'Ali al-Haravi signed his work. For a longer discussion on the scribe, see the note that accompanies lot 22 in the present sale.
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SIGNED FAQIR 'ALI, MUGHAL INDIA, CIRCA 1640
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A CALLIGRAPHIC FOLIO
SIGNED FAQIR 'ALI, MUGHAL INDIA, CIRCA 1640
Persian manuscript on paper, 6ll. black nasta'liq written on a diagonal in clouds reserved against a gold and polychrome floral ground, signed in the bottom left, within gold and black rules and buff margins with gold floral decoration, the reverse plain, mounted, framed and glazed
Text panel 8 ¾ x 4 7/8in. (22.2 x 12.2cm.); folio 10 1⁄8 x 6 1/8in. (25.5 x 15.5cm.)
SIGNED FAQIR 'ALI, MUGHAL INDIA, CIRCA 1640
Persian manuscript on paper, 6ll. black nasta'liq written on a diagonal in clouds reserved against a gold and polychrome floral ground, signed in the bottom left, within gold and black rules and buff margins with gold floral decoration, the reverse plain, mounted, framed and glazed
Text panel 8 ¾ x 4 7/8in. (22.2 x 12.2cm.); folio 10 1⁄8 x 6 1/8in. (25.5 x 15.5cm.)
Provenance
American art market, 1990
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