A calligraphic composition in verse in nasta'liq script, signed by Mirza Muhammad 'Ali
Deccan, dated 20th Jumadi al-thani 1313/8th December 1895
Persian manuscript on paper laid down on card, main text consisting of four lines of verse in nasta'liq script in black ink within cloudbands, the colophon below, two further phrases in nasta'liq script within vertical cartouches, all against a ground of scrolling floral motifs on a pale cream ground, in mount
280 x 173 mm.