THE PAINTING SIGNED BY MUHAMMAD QASIM, SAFAVID ISFAHAN, IRAN, CIRCA 1610-30; THE CALLIGRAPHY ON THE VERSO BY ALI AL-MASHHADI, WRITTEN FOR NUR AL-DIN NI'MATULLAH, SAFAVID QAZVIN, IRAN, DATED AH 971 / 1563-4 AD

• Ink and opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the youth holding a panel inscribed in black nasta'liq identifying the artist, laid down within pink inner and cream outer paper borders within gold and polychrome rules, dark pink margins, gold and polychrome outer rules, reverse with 9ll. fine black nasta'liq reserved in clouds on gilded cream paper, laid down within yellow borders and gold and polychrome rules, plain pink margins with gold and polychrome outer rules, mounted, framed and glazed
• 8,0 x9,3in (20.3 x 23.5 cm)