Three couplets from a ghazal of Hafiz in nasta'liq script, copied by Muhammad Rahim
possibly India, 17th-18th Century, illumination 19th Century
possibly India, 17th-18th Century, illumination 19th Century
Persian manuscript on paper laid down on card, written in nasta'liq script in black ink on a cream ground, later 19th Century Kashmiri illumination, in mount
190 x 112 mm.
190 x 112 mm.
Estimate:
£800 - 1,200
US$ 1,200 - 1,800
€930 - 1,400
US$ 1,200 - 1,800
€930 - 1,400
Footnotes
- Provenance:
The Property of a Lady.
It is possible that the calligraphy itself is 16th-17th Century, but without an attribute we have not been able to identify the calligrapher.
Category: Islamic and Oriental Art / Islamic and Indian Art
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