26th Nov, 2025 11:00

Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art

 
Lot 6
 

6

PERSIAN VERSES FROM A GHAZAL OF 'AMIR KHUSRAU, SIGNED 'ABD AL-JABBAR, DATED 1738-9 AD

in black ink on paper with four lines of nasta'liq, further cusped calligraphic cartouches reserved on a gold ground, borders of foliate motifs in gold wthin ruled margins, text 15 x 7.4cm., framed and glazed

Provenance: A Private Collection of Persian calligraphy, acquired mostly in New York and London in the 1970s.

Signed al-faqir al-haqir ‘abd al-jabbar ghafara dhunubahu 1151, ‘the poor, wretched ‘Abd al-Jabbar, may [God] forgive his sins, [AH]1151 [1738-9 AD]’

Sold for £700


 

in black ink on paper with four lines of nasta'liq, further cusped calligraphic cartouches reserved on a gold ground, borders of foliate motifs in gold wthin ruled margins, text 15 x 7.4cm., framed and glazed

Provenance: A Private Collection of Persian calligraphy, acquired mostly in New York and London in the 1970s.

Signed al-faqir al-haqir ‘abd al-jabbar ghafara dhunubahu 1151, ‘the poor, wretched ‘Abd al-Jabbar, may [God] forgive his sins, [AH]1151 [1738-9 AD]’