SIGNED (CEMIL) B. HALIM PASHA, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1317/1899-1900 AD

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A CALLIGRAPHIC DÉCOUPÉ PANEL
SIGNED (CEMIL) B. HALIM PASHA, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1317/1899-1900 AD
With two lines of thuluth on white cross-hatched découpé ground, with plain white paper band around, a small panel bearing the signature to the bottom left hand side corner, minor splits and repairs, framed and glazed
Panel 11 x 19¾in. (28 x 50.2cm.)

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Lot Essay

The text of this découpé panel reads: Qildirirsa dherre'yi lütfi ile yerden aftab shanina nuqsan gelmez belki kesb eyler kamal, 'absence of fame perhaps gives perfection, if only a particle of kindness remains as a sun'.

For other examples of Ottoman paper cuts, as well as a discussion on the technique see the Khalili Collection (J.M.Rogers, Empire of the Sultans, Geneva, 1995, pp. 262-268, nos. 191-193).

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