A SINGLE ALBUM PAGE WITH DIWANI CALLIGRAPHY
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
Qajar Iran, 19th century

Persian manuscript on paper, with 2ll. of horizontally-arranged black ink diwani script against a gold-sprinkled cream ground, the text imitating Ottoman Turkish diwani compositions and concerning the manners and the expected behaviour of Sufi practitioners, set within orange, gold, and green rules, laid on blue card, the text panel 13.5cm x 19.8cm, the folio 20.8cm x 32.5cm.