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Muhammad Zarin-Qalam
Colophon Page from a Manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami1517/A.H. 924

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Aged manuscript page with four columns of Nastaliq calligraphy in black ink on cream paper, with a small floral illumination along the left margin

Muhammad Zarin-Qalam, Colophon Page from a Manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, 1517/A.H. 924, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Muhammad Zarin-Qalam
Title
Colophon Page from a Manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami
Place Made
Iran, Shiraz
Date Made
1517/A.H. 924
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
7 3/8 x 4 1/16 in. (17.9 x 9.4 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.604
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, ed. Islamic Art: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection. Los Angeles: Museum Associates, 1973.