Lot 278 A CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL WITH TULIP MINIATURE, PERSIA SAFAVID, 18TH CENTURY

The verso shows a miniature painting of a single tulip placed within a narrow rectangular frame. The flower rises on a slender stem from a cluster of elongated green leaves delicately defined with fine veins. The blossom forms a stylised cup-shaped bloom with softly curving petals rendered in warm reddish-brown tones.

The recto contains a two-line Persian inscription written in Nastaʿlīq in black ink on buff paper. The text is arranged within a softly contoured cartouche and surrounded by delicate gold vegetal illumination composed of scrolling foliage and small blossoms. The verse conveys a devotional reflection on the supremacy of divine kingship, a theme frequently encountered in Persian literary and moral poetry. 19,5 by 12,5 cm.