Calligraphie signée Hassan Shamlu (m.1666-7)

Iran, First half of the 17th century Calligraphy mounted on an album page. Ink and gouache enhanced with gold on paper. A poetic quatrain is calligraphed in "nasta'liq" circumscribed in cloudy cartouches. Ornamentation of floral arabesques in the corners. Signature in the lower left corner. Beautiful later margins with a gilded motif on a celadon green background, representing animals on branches of flowers. Page : 29,7 x 19,3 cm Calligraphy: 15.4 x 7.5 cm Hassan Shamlu was governor of Herat (1618-1648) under the reign of Shah Abbas I. He was also a poet, calligrapher and patron of the arts. Mehdi Bayani refers to two works dated 1037 (=1627-28) and 1045 (=1635-36) (Mehdi Bayani, Ahval va Asar-e Khosh-Nevisan, Vol. I, Tehran, 1345 sh, pp. 142-4). These calligraphies are kept in the most important museums A Calligraphy signed Hassan Shamlu (d.1666-7), Iran, early 17th century on paper, with 4ll. of black nasta'liq in diagonal lines, signed below, with illumination in interstices, laid on green border with gilt decoration of birds and flowers, laid on card Private collection See for other calligraphies : British Museum, Inventory No. 1974,0617,0.3.6 Christies, 11 April 2004, lot 223 Christie's, South Kensington, 8 October 2010, lot 54.