Elegant shikastah sampler by the famous Persian calligrapher Sultan Mirza, dated 1284 (1867/8)

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"This is beautiful, rare and original calligraphy by famous Persian Calligrapher Mohammed Al Hussain Al Moosawi also known as Sultan Mirza.This masterpiece of "Khat e Shikast"is signed by him and dated 1248 Al Hijri. Shikast was a very popular script of Persia and most of the Farman Nama and Royal Correspondence was done in this script but now it is a dying art and is hard to find."


The calligrapher's signature (from bottom center)


The verse from bottom left:


The verse just above the previous one, second from bottom on the left:


The verse on the right, slightly above the center:


The verse in the upper left corner: