Quatrain - roba'i en nasta’liq, signé Emad al... Lot n° 197

Iran, Safavid art, late 16th - early 17th century Ink, pigments, gold, on paper mounted as an album page Calligraphy: 19.5 x 10 cm Sight page: 30.5 x 18.5 cm Mir Emad is one of the most famous calligraphers of the Safavid period, whose hand has been a model for nasta'liq scribes ever since. Born in Qazvin, he lived for a time in Tabriz, then traveled to Baghdad, Damascus and Aleppo, before settling permanently in Isfahan, where he entered the court of Shah Abbas I. For further information on the calligrapher, see: M. Bayani, Ahval va-Asar-e Khoshnevisan, vol.II, Tehran, 1988, pp. 518-38 and M.A. Karimzadeh Tabrizi, The Life of Mir 'Imad al-Hasani, London, 2001. A calligraphic panel by Mir Emad, Persia, Safavid, late 16th - early 17th century