£1,900
AN ILLUMINATED QAJAR CALLIGRAPHY, DATED RAJAB 1327AH/1909AD, BY MUHAMMAD JAWAD ZARREN QALAM
Ink, gouache, and gold on paper, laid down on an album page, featuring a prominent Arabic and Persian manuscript, elegantly reserved within a large cloud on a cream-coloured ground, the central bearing Nad-e Ali prayer, a supplication seeking the help and support of Ali, a revered figure in Islamic tradition, during times of distress and sorrow, mounted on cardboard
Text panel 23 x 35 cm
Folio 39 x 46 cm
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