A SAFAVID CALLIGRAPHIC ALBUM PAGE
Iran, late 17th century

Persian poetry on paper, the quatrain in black nasta’liq script in chalipa pagination, inscribed ‘Emad al-Hasani’ and ‘the capital city of Isfahan’ in Persian, the illumination in polychromes and gold, laid on gold-sprinkled blue mount, in modern paper mount, framed and glazed, the text panel 13cm x 7.5cm, the folio 18cm x 11cm.

Dimensions: the text panel 13cm x 7.5cm, the folio 18cm x 11cm