Religious calligraphic composition, Safavid Iran, signed Mohammad Hâdi and dated 1706 Calligraphic composition on paper of 11 lines of text in naskhi Arabic in black ink in reserves on a gold ground, the last two lines giving the name of the calligrapher Mohammad Hâdi and the date of 1118 H / 1706. Mounted on a muraqqa album page with a floral border on card stock also painted with an illuminated floral margin. Illegible stamp on the back. Dim. calligraphy: 18.7 x 11.7 cm; page: 28.8 x 18.8 cm Small stains and minor accidents. Mohammad Hâdi Mazandarani (d. 1708) was a great theologian and calligrapher of the late Safavid period. He was a follower of Aqa Ebrahim Qomi in the mastery of the naskhi style.