Album Leaf with Calligraphic Exercise (siyah mashq)
Object type: Album leaf, non-illustrated
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Asadullah Shirazi
Artist bio: Iranian (active 1830s–50s)
Artist role: Calligrapher
Artist nationality: Iranian
Date: dated  A.H. 1258/ 1842–3 CE
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: H. 18 7/8 in. (48 cm)
W. 13 in. (33 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Made in    Iran  
Credit line: Purchase, Friends of Islamic Art Gifts, 2016
Accession year: 2016
Tags: Calligraphy