A large lacquered papier mache qalamdan with calligraphy, Kashmir, India, circa 1800, with rounded ends, painted in polychrome and gold with a large nasta'liq inscription in black on a gold cloudband filled with white raised dots, within a green outer band, the sides similarly decorated, the interior tray red, the base yellow with red dots, 29.2cm. long and A lacquered papier mache qalamdan with calligraphy, Kashmir, India, circa 1800, with rounded ends, painted in polychrome and gold with a large nasta'liq inscription in black on a gold cloudband filled with white raised dots on a red ground, within a green outer band, the sides similarly decorated, the base red, 24.5cm. long (2)Restored in areas, with losses to paint and gold in areas