Verses from the Divan by Sa'di, folio from an album
Calligraphy by Mirza Kuchik Isfahani
Persian
Calligraphy in shikasta script by the eminent calligrapher Mirza Kuchak Isfahani, signed and dated 1775. The scribe dedicated the specimen to Fazl 'Ali Beyk, who was very probably his peer and another pupil of 'Abd al-Majid Talighani.
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Zand period