A CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL, SIGNED NAQASH BASHI JALAIRI, QAJAR 20TH CENTURY

Gouache pigments on canvas, Persian manuscript in large white Nasta'liq script, the remaining space decorated with the finely painted workings of a dense design of birds amidst flowers. With a text to Aliqoli Mirza. In 1860, Shah Naser al-Din Shah established the Ministry of Science and appointed Aliqoli Mirza as its first Minister of Science. He served for 22 years and held various other positions, such as Minister of Mines and supervisor of education and crafts. He was responsible for building Persia's first telegraph line, he ran the government printing house. 34 by 60 cm