An illuminated firman from the reign of Muhammad Shah Qajar, Tehran, Persia, dated Ramadan 1262 AH/August-September 1846 AD
Persian manuscript on paper, 8 lines to the page written in bold nasta'liq in black ink in clouds reserved against a gold ground, bismillah in gold, the margins illuminated in gold and polychrome with scrolling floral vine and arabesques, surmounted by a seal impression within an illuminated cartouche, framed
71.8 x 49cm.
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Persian manuscript on paper, 8 lines to the page written in bold nasta'liq in black ink in clouds reserved against a gold ground, bismillah in gold, the margins illuminated in gold and polychrome with scrolling floral vine and arabesques, surmounted by a seal impression within an illuminated cartouche, framed
71.8 x 49cm.
Literature
Calligraphie islamique; textes sacrés et profanes, Geneva, 1988, pp. 124-125, no. 33.