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Plea for Tax Relief, folio from an album

Plea for Tax Relief, folio from an album

Calligraphy by Mirza Kuchik Isfahani

Persian

Document in shikasta script by Mirza Kuchak Isfahani, dated 1795-96. Siyah Qalam or calligraphic exercise is an artistic form of calligraphy, arranged in an irregular composition, usually written in various orientations.

Ink and gold on paper

Zand period

Albums