WOMEN ENJOYING THE RESORT OF KAĞITHANE
WOMEN ENJOYING THE RESORT OF KAĞITHANE
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WOMEN ENJOYING THE RESORT OF KAĞITHANE

OTTOMAN ISTANBUL, TURKEY, CIRCA 1790-1800

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WOMEN ENJOYING THE RESORT OF KAĞITHANE
OTTOMAN ISTANBUL, TURKEY, CIRCA 1790-1800
An illustration to the Zenanname of Husayn Fazil Beg, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, depicting the ladies of Istanbul relaxing in the Kagithane park near the Saadabad pavilion, set within gold rules, reverse plain with empty text panel, mounted, framed and glazed
Painting 5 x 9 ½in. (12.8 x 24.1cm.)
Provenance
Galerie Soustiel, Paris, 1984
Literature
J. Soustiel and M-C. David, Art Ottoman: Objets d'art de l'Islam - Centenaire de la Maison Soustiel 1883-1983, Galerie Soustiel, Paris, 1984, pp.12-13
Exhibited
Art Ottoman: Objets d'art de l'Islam - Centenaire de la Maison Soustiel 1883-1983, Galerie Soustiel, Paris, 1984

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Lot Essay

For a discussion on the Zenanname, the text which this folio would have illustrated, please see the footnote to the previous lot. Although the majority of the illustrations to the Zenanname are studies of individual women from different lands – from India to the New World – a few paintings depict groups of women, in this case enjoying life in the capital. This scene has a counterpart in the British Library Zenanname (Or.7094, f.7r), and in the in the Istanbul University copy (IUK, MS.T.5502). It depicts outdoor festivities at Kağıthane, a popular resort in the 18th century. Many of the individual vignettes across the paintings are the same - from the languid woman leaning back and smoking, attentively fanned by her attendants, to a lady being pushed on a swing, the cross-legged gentleman holding a flower, or even the red kite hanging from the tree. The panoramic view of the background of all beholds palaces and pools. Their similarity suggests that the artist responsible for our manuscript was familiar with those now in the British Library and Istanbul University.

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