A Safavid calligraphic panel signed Ala'al-Din Tabrizi, Persia, dated 987AH/1579-1580AD with...
A Safavid calligraphic panel
signed Ala'al-Din Tabrizi, Persia, dated 987AH/1579-1580AD
with 10ll. of fine black naskh script within cloud bands with marbled detail in red and green, on gold ground, stuck on later card, 17.4 x 12.5cm; and two Qajar calligraphic panels, one in shikasteh script both mounted on red album pages, (3)
Provenance: Formerly in the private collection of 'Abd al-Wahhab Khan, Nizam ul-Mulk (1848-1916) and thence by descent in the early 20th century to a private London collection
Alaeddin Tabrizi or Ala'al-Din Tabrizi (Persian: علاءالدین تبریزی) was a royal master calligrapher who was active during the reign of the Safavid ruler Shah Tahmasp (r. 1524–76), for whom he executed royal decrees. He executed a number of inscriptions placed on buildings in the cities Tabriz, Qazvin, and Karbala.
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A Safavid calligraphic panel
signed Ala'al-Din Tabrizi, Persia, dated 987AH/1579-1580AD
with 10ll. of fine black naskh script within cloud bands with marbled detail in red and green, on gold ground, stuck on later card, 17.4 x 12.5cm; and two Qajar calligraphic panels, one in shikasteh script both mounted on red album pages, (3)
Provenance: Formerly in the private collection of 'Abd al-Wahhab Khan, Nizam ul-Mulk (1848-1916) and thence by descent in the early 20th century to a private London collection
Alaeddin Tabrizi or Ala'al-Din Tabrizi (Persian: علاءالدین تبریزی) was a royal master calligrapher who was active during the reign of the Safavid ruler Shah Tahmasp (r. 1524–76), for whom he executed royal decrees. He executed a number of inscriptions placed on buildings in the cities Tabriz, Qazvin, and Karbala.
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