Six calligraphic exercises siyâh mashq, Iran qâjâr, late 19th - early 20th century, signed Mohammad Hossein Calligraphies on paper in Persian nast'aliq in black ink, the words inscribed in poly-lobed reserves with marbled sky-blue and white decoration against a gilded background. All signed in the lower left-hand corner by Mohammad Hossein and mounted as album pages on cardstock printed with text on the spine, with colored borders and a wide red margin powdered with gold. Dim. calligraphies: 22.4 x 11.8 cm; 21.4 x 11.9 cm; 20.9 x 11.8 cm; 21.7 x 12 cm; 21.2 x 11.8 cm, 21.5 x 12.1 cm; dim. total: 39.5 x 27 cm Small stains and foxing, an accident in the margin of one. Provenance : Collection of M. Mohajer Six Qajar Calligraphy Exercises Siyah Mashq, Iran, late 19th-early 20th century, signed

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