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Lot n° 264

Calligraphie à l'éloge de Abol-Hassan

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By Assadollah b. Abdul Javad Rajali Isfahani, dated 1328H. (=1910) Ink and gouache heightened with gold on paper, mounted on an album page. Four lines of "nasta'liq" in black ink on ivory paper, decorated with floral arabesques on a burgundy background. Signature on the bottom left Rajali. Page : 35,7 x 24,7 cm Calligraphy: 18.8 x 12.6 cm The calligraphy is the eulogy of Abol Hassan, of the Bani Hashem lineage, from the Quraysh tribe, descendants of the Prophet. The calligrapher, Assadollah b. Abdul Javad Rajali lived in Isfahan during the Qajar period. He taught calligraphy for many years in Isfahan and abroad. Private collection