Page of Calligraphy
Object type: Non-illustrated album leaf
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Muhammad Shafi‘ known as Vesal-i Shirazi
Artist bio: Iranian, 1779–1846
Artist role: Calligrapher
Artist nationality: Iranian
Date: early–mid-19th century
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: H. 9 in. (22.9 cm)
W. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Made in    Iran  
Credit line: Gift of Charles K. Wilkinson, 1979
Accession year: 1979
Tags: Calligraphy