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PERSIAN QUATRAIN
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216
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PERSIAN QUATRAIN
See original version (French)
Estimate €800 - €1,200
Voluntary lot
Description
PERSIAN QUATRAIN
Attributed to [Mir] ‘Ali, Safavid Iran, 16th century
In Nasta’liq script in black ink; the signature ‘Mir ‘Ali’ appears in the lower right-hand triangle; the background is delicately illuminated in gold and blue pigments; mounted on a cardboard page speckled with gold; the reverse is lined with blue paper; framed.
Dimensions: 15.3 x 7.5 cm (calligraphy); 24.7 x 16.3 cm (page)
Inscription:
اى كشته دلم هزار ياره / از تيغ غمت هزار پاره
- ‘O thou who hast torn my heart to pieces / Behold, it lies shattered into a thousand fragments by the thread of thy sorrow.’
A Persian Quatrain, Attributed to Mir ‘Ali,
16th Century
See original version (French)
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