TURKEY, OTTOMAN ART, BY ISMA'IL AL-HAQQI, PUPIL OF WALI AL-DIN AL-TAWFIQI, DATE: (12)72 H./1855-56
Black ink, gold and gouache. Text in muhaqqaq, thuluth and naskh script. The first panel with a "bismillah" in muhaqqaq, the second with a large cartouche inscribed in thuluth, and three lines of naskh bordered by floral cartouches on a gold background; the third panel with a line of thuluth and two lines of text in naskh, followed by cartouches in tawqi', signature of the calligrapher and his masters, surrounded by two gilded scroll cartouches. Tears in the outer margin. Wear, date partially legible.
Height: 34 cm; Width: 22.5 cm.
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