A CALLIGRAPHIC HAWQALA COMPOSITION
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
Iran, 20th century

Arabic manuscript on paper, the stylised interlocking black naskh letters of the pious phrase ‘There is no power nor strength except by God’ forming projecting arrows in various directions, on a pink paper mount, framed and glazed, the text panel 26cm x 17.5cm, 38cm x 30cm including the frame.