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Calligraphic Composition in Découpage

16th century

The Khalili Collections

The Khalili Collections

The text, a poem in Arabic, was cut-out from a sheet of pink paper which was then pasted down onto a sheet of pale blue paper, so the words appear in blue on a pink ground. The colophon, which is also in découpage, is in the lower triangle.

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  • Title: Calligraphic Composition in Découpage
  • Date Created: 16th century
  • Location Created: Iran or India
  • Type: DOCUMENT
  • Medium: ink, gold and opaque watercolour on paper; mounted on card
The Khalili Collections

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