Poem in Shikasta script, Ink, color, and gold on paper, image: 6 7/8 × 4 1/2 in. (17.5 × 11.4 cm), The signature on the page indicates that the calligrapher copied this poem in the city of Isfahan at the request of his friend. Royal workshops were not the only setting in which artists created art; social contexts outside of the workshop networks were also venues for artistic production. Gold was later applied around the letters, which demonstrates that the owner valued this piece of calligraphy., Iranian/Persian, Islamic, Zand dynasty (1751 - 1794), Works on Paper - Manuscripts
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Poem, Shikasta script, Ink, color, and gold, paper, image, signature, the page indicates, calligrapher copied, poem, the city, Isfahan, request, friend. Royal workshops, setting, artists created art, social contexts outside, the workshop networks, venues, artistic production. Gold, later applied, letters, demonstrates, owner valued, piece of calligraphy., Iranian/Persian, Islamic, Zand dynasty, 1751 - 1794, Works, Paper - Manuscripts
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