FOUR SIGNED AND DATED PANELS OF NASKH CALLIGRAPHY Qajar Iran, 18th and 19th centuries

FOUR SIGNED AND DATED PANELS OF NASKH CALLIGRAPHY Qajar Iran, 18th and 19th centuries Arabic and Persian manuscripts on paper, comprising a folio with sura al-Fatiha (1) and prayer in praise of the Prophet, black ink on paper, with 8ll. of naskh script in gold cloud-bands, set within gold rules, signed Abd ul-Ali, dated 1219 AH (1804 AD), the calligrapher paying tribute to the master Muhammad Hossein Al-Sharif, with concentric pale pink and grey borders, mounted on yellow paper, framed and glazed, the text panel 19.2cm x 9.6cm, 31cm x 25.8cm including the frame; another panel with 13ll. of black naskh script in diagonal format reading the Qamus al-Kabir prayer attributed to Imam 'Ali, the text set in pale gold cloud-bands, signed Umm Salmah, dated the last day of Jamadi ul-Awwal 1239 AH (1 February 1824 AD), in a dusky pink mount, framed and glazed, the text panel 22cm x 13cm, 36cm x 31cm including the frame; a third folio with munajat (prayers) of Khwaja Abdullah Ansari, with 7ll. of black ink naskh script in gold cloud-bands, signed Muhammad Hashim and dated 1188 AH (1774 AD), set within crenelated gold and cobalt blue paper border, mounted on russet paper, framed and glazed, the text panel 17cm x 10.2cm, 30cm x 19.5cm including the frame; and the last one with 16ll. of the Prophet's sayings in Arabic within gold cloud-bands, signed and back-dated in tribute to the master Ala’ud Din Al-Tabrizi by Muhammad Hossein Tabatabay, 1108 AH (1696 AD), within a blue inner border, in a double cream mount with gilt bevelled edges, the text panel 20.2cm x 13cm, 45.5m x 37cm including the frame.Click here to share: