Lot Essay
The nasta'liq quatrain signed Hamza Zadeh is very probably copied from a composition by Mustafa 'Izzet of which panel was sold in Christie's, King Street Rooms, 13 April 2010, lot 211.
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EACH SIGNED, TURKEY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
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FOUR OTTOMAN NASTA'LIQ QUATRAINS
EACH SIGNED, TURKEY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
Persian manuscript on paper, comprising a quatrain signed Hamza Zadeh, with gold frame and green margins, a quatrain signed Ahmad and dated AH 1099, on gold-speckled paper within gold frame, a quatrain on blue paper signed Isma'il and dated AH 1155, within gold frame and gold-speckled margins, a quatrain signed 'Abd al-Ra'if 'Ali Qadim al-Bursawi, between gold illuminated pink borders
Panel 7 5/8 x 5 1/8in. (19.2 x 13cm.) illustrated (4)
EACH SIGNED, TURKEY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
Persian manuscript on paper, comprising a quatrain signed Hamza Zadeh, with gold frame and green margins, a quatrain signed Ahmad and dated AH 1099, on gold-speckled paper within gold frame, a quatrain on blue paper signed Isma'il and dated AH 1155, within gold frame and gold-speckled margins, a quatrain signed 'Abd al-Ra'if 'Ali Qadim al-Bursawi, between gold illuminated pink borders
Panel 7 5/8 x 5 1/8in. (19.2 x 13cm.) illustrated (4)