A calligraphy of Shāh Maḥmūd al-Nīshāpūrī.
between 1525 and 1575.
378 x 241 mm
MS M.386.11v
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1911.
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Ms. written and illuminated in Persia, mid 16th century.
Text: Persian quatrain by Jāmī.
Scribe: Shāh Maḥmūd al-Nīshāpūrī.
Decoration; illuminated borders.
The surround contains cuttings from three manuscripts; the top and bottom larg