A calligraphic composition in nasta'liq script Persia, 19th Century Persian manuscript on paper, the central panel consisting of siyah mashq in large nasta'liq script in black ink on a gold-decorated ground, separate panels containing couplets in nasta'liq script above and below this, laid down on an album page with profusely and finely decorated borders in colours and gold composition 240 x 120 mm.; album page 380 x 245 mm. Footnotes: Provenance The Shakerine Collection. The central panel, in the form of practice writing (siyah mashq), is a famous poem by the celebrated 16th Century nasta'liq calligrapher Mir 'Ali Haravi. The couplets above and below (poet unidentified) are most probably excised from a 16th-17th Century manuscript. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: R R For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com