ISLAMIC, INDIAN & ANCIENT ART
Lot 22:
Description
Executed in black ink on paper in the form of a bird, its body composed of elegant Arabic script. The text, written in sweeping thuluth, seamlessly transforms into the bird’s wings, breast, and tail, exemplifying the fusion of word and image in Islamic calligraphy. Signed Mustafa Rakim (1757–1826).
59 x 43cm calligraphy only
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