Two Qajar calligraphic panels from an album, Iran, 19th century, the first a calligraphic page in shikaste, Persian manuscript on paper, 8 lines to the page, written in black shikaste within clouds, against a gold ground, the border decorated with...
Two Qajar calligraphic panels from an album, Iran, 19th century, the first a calligraphic page in shikaste, Persian manuscript on paper, 8 lines to the page, written in black shikaste within clouds, against a gold ground, the border decorated with flowers and scrolls, laid on cardboard ?? x ??cm.; the second a calligraphic Qur’anic page, Text: surah al-Kawthar (108) vv.1-3 and surah al-Ikhlas. (112), vv.1-4., Arabic manuscript on paper, 3 lines to the page, written in black naskh within clouds, against a gold ground filled with flowers, the border decorated with flower scrolls, laid on cardboard, ?? x ?? (2) The second panel has a possible date of 1240 AH/1824-25 AD, consistent with the attribution, however it is very blurred.
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Two Qajar calligraphic panels from an album, Iran, 19th century, the first a calligraphic page in shikaste, Persian manuscript on paper, 8 lines to the page, written in black shikaste within clouds, against a gold ground, the border decorated with flowers and scrolls, laid on cardboard ?? x ??cm.; the second a calligraphic Qur’anic page, Text: surah al-Kawthar (108) vv.1-3 and surah al-Ikhlas. (112), vv.1-4., Arabic manuscript on paper, 3 lines to the page, written in black naskh within clouds, against a gold ground filled with flowers, the border decorated with flower scrolls, laid on cardboard, ?? x ?? (2) The second panel has a possible date of 1240 AH/1824-25 AD, consistent with the attribution, however it is very blurred.
Please refer to department for condition report