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Lot Essay
These folios and that of the following lot, most probably come from an album compiled by (or in part compiled by) 'Asadullah Kirmani for Bayezid II (r. 1481-1512) or his father Mehmet II.
'Asadullah Kirmani, whose signature appears on the folios, was the teacher of Ahmad Qarahisari (d. 1556 AD), who was a calligrapher famous for his skill at composing a text on page and was one of the most prolific calligraphers working during the reign of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent (1520-1566 AD). Qarahisari often acknowledged his apprenticeship with 'Asadullah in his work. 'Asadullah's own work is previously unrecorded. One panel of calligraphy here (lot 135, recto of the non-illustrated folio) gives the complete name of the scribe - 'Asadullah son of Bayezid al-Sadiq al-Sufi al-Kirmani. Bayani records 'Asadullah as a calligrapher of thuluth, naskh and nasta'liq who died in AH 893/1487-88 AD (Mehdi Bayani, Ahval va athar-e khosh-nevisan, vol. I, Tehran, 1348 sh., p.64).
The text on the present folios includes poems composed by his father, Bayezid. A verse mentions that he came from Bursa and was honoured by an un-named Sultan, probably Bayezid II or Mehmet II. A number of the verses mention both Bursa and 'Asadullah's father Bayezid, indicating that he was the composer of the poems. The recto of the non-illustrated folio of lot 135 contains a heading which reads 'the handwriting of Bayezid Kirmani'. Although no text follows, it is likely that 'Asadullah intended to paste in an example of his fathers handwriting.
For a discussion on comparable albums please see the note to the following lot.
'Asadullah Kirmani, whose signature appears on the folios, was the teacher of Ahmad Qarahisari (d. 1556 AD), who was a calligrapher famous for his skill at composing a text on page and was one of the most prolific calligraphers working during the reign of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent (1520-1566 AD). Qarahisari often acknowledged his apprenticeship with 'Asadullah in his work. 'Asadullah's own work is previously unrecorded. One panel of calligraphy here (lot 135, recto of the non-illustrated folio) gives the complete name of the scribe - 'Asadullah son of Bayezid al-Sadiq al-Sufi al-Kirmani. Bayani records 'Asadullah as a calligrapher of thuluth, naskh and nasta'liq who died in AH 893/1487-88 AD (Mehdi Bayani, Ahval va athar-e khosh-nevisan, vol. I, Tehran, 1348 sh., p.64).
The text on the present folios includes poems composed by his father, Bayezid. A verse mentions that he came from Bursa and was honoured by an un-named Sultan, probably Bayezid II or Mehmet II. A number of the verses mention both Bursa and 'Asadullah's father Bayezid, indicating that he was the composer of the poems. The recto of the non-illustrated folio of lot 135 contains a heading which reads 'the handwriting of Bayezid Kirmani'. Although no text follows, it is likely that 'Asadullah intended to paste in an example of his fathers handwriting.
For a discussion on comparable albums please see the note to the following lot.