PAGE CALLIGRAPHIÉE DE POÉSIE PERSANE ET ARABE

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PAGE CALLIGRAPHIÉE DE POÉSIE PERSANE ET ARABE
HERAT OR BOUKHARA, FIRST HALF OF THE 16th CENTURY SIGNED IN CARTOUCHE, BY MAḤMÛD-I MUZAHHIB, ACTIVE (950-985 H/1540-1578), THE SIGNATURE PROBABLY REPORTEDFROM ANOTHER PAGE. Black and white, polychrome and gold ink on paper, 12 lines written in nastaʿlīq calligraphy. Inscribed, obliquely, on a black background with gold designs. Mounted on an album page with margins of birds and floral scrolls highlighted in gold on a dark green blue and gold background. Signed: 'Maḥmūd-i Muzahhib'. Inscribed with ghazals of Ḥâfeẓ. A CALLIGRAPHIC ALBUM PAGE BY MAHMUD-I MUZAHHIB, HERAT OR BOKHARA, FIRST HALF 16TH CENTURY. Page size: 30 x 17.5 cm; text area size: 22 x 11 cm. The signature is probably reported, but the quality of the calligraphy and the fineness of the decoration on the background are noteworthy.
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