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Shah Mahmud Nishapuri
Four Pages from a Shi'a Manuscript1554/962 A.H.

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Four vertical panels of Persian or Urdu Nastaliq calligraphy in dark ink on rose-tinted paper, with a bordered inset text box on the leftmost panel

Shah Mahmud Nishapuri, Four Pages from a Shi'a Manuscript, 1554/962 A.H., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Shah Mahmud Nishapuri
Title
Four Pages from a Shi'a Manuscript
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
1554/962 A.H.
Medium
Ink and gold on paper
Dimensions
4 7/8 x 2 13/16 in. (12.38 x 6.99 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
AC1992.10.1.1-.4
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic