File:A panel of nasta'liq dedicated to Muhammad Shah Qajar (r.1834-48), signed Asadullah al-Shirazi, Qajar Iran, dated February-March 1840.jpg

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English: A PANEL OF NASTA'LIQ DEDICATED TO MUHAMMAD SHAH QAJAR (R.1834-48)

SIGNED ASADULLAH AL-SHIRAZI, QAJAR IRAN, DATED DHU'L HIJJA AH 1255/FEBRUARY-MARCH 1840 AD

A quatrain by Nur al-Din 'Abd al-Rahman Jami, Persian manuscript laid down on card, 4ll. of black nasta'liq on a brown ground with gold and polychrome floral decoration, signed and dated bottom left, with outer border of gold-speckled paper, blue and red margins between Calligraphy 12 ½ x 7 ¾in. (31.8 x 19.7cm.)

Asadullah al-Shirazi was one of the outstanding calligraphers of the reigns of Fath ‘Ali Shah, Muhammad Shah and Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar. He was particularly admired by Muhammad Shah Qajar who awarded him the title 'Royal Calligrapher' (katib-i sultani). His recorded works are dated between AH 1252 and 1306/1836 and 1888 AD (Bayani, 1363 sh., vol.1, pp.60-64).
Date February 1840 - March 1840
Source https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-6133163
Author Christies.com

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