EXCERPTS OF THE POETRY OF AWHADI, AHLI AND OTHERS: A PAGE OF CALLIGRAPHY FROM AN ALBUM MADE FOR SULTAN HUSAYN KHAN SHAMLU, DAR AL-SULTANEH, HERAT, PERSIA, 1007 AH/1598-9 AD

Page from an album, nine small panels of poetry written diagonally and horizontally in nasta'liq script in black ink on cream paper, inscribed in central panel in gold "dar kitab-khaneh navab al-mamlekat madar husayn khan shamlu", panels of illumination and intercolumar bands of gold, borders of pink-cream paper stencilled in gold with designs of animals and birds amidst foliage, reverse with a page of text from an unrelated manuscript of Persian poetry in nasta'liq script

Kirkor Minassian, New York, 1930s-40s
Adrienne Minassian, New York, 1955

This page comes from an album made in the library of the ruler of Khurasan, Sultan Husayn Khan Shamlu, at Herat in 1007/1598-9, and bears an inscription in gold in the central panel to that effect. The poetry includes extracts from the work of Awhadi (d.1298), Khwaja Hassan (d.1328), Ahli Shirazi (d.1535), Abd al-Razzaq (13th century), and Zamiri (d.1578). It originates from the same album as lots 50, 51, 52, and 54. For a fuller description of this album and its origin see lot 50.