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A Group of Illuminated Calligraphic Album Pages, Persia and India, 16th Century and Later
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description
4 leaves each framed, 5 lines of nasta'liq text, blue margins illuminated with foliage and animals signed by 'Ali, 2 lines of thuluth dated A.H. 974/A.D.1566, 10 lines of nasta'liq text on marbled paper with blue margins illuminated with a scrolling foliate motif, two folios from an Indian album with 10 lines of nasta'liq text within cloud bands against a gold ground, pairs of birds interspersed with the text