A NASTA'LIQ CALLIGRAPHIC COMPOSITION  India, 19th century Arabic manuscript on paper, in black ink, the text a section of Nad e 'Ali and invocations to Allah, the prophet, and to 'Ali within gold clouds against an illuminated ground, on eau-de-nil mount, framed and glazed, the folio 22cm x 17.5cm and 38cm x 33cm including the frame.