Lot Essay
For a discussion on the Qadiriyya order in Djakova, Kosovo, see Dzemal Cehajic, Derviski Redovi u Jugoslovenskim Zemljama, Srajevo, 1986, p.137.
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SIGNED YAHYA NAQWA, YAKOVA (DJAKOVA), KOSOVO, DATED AH 1291/1874-5 AD
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A CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL
SIGNED YAHYA NAQWA, YAKOVA (DJAKOVA), KOSOVO, DATED AH 1291/1874-5 AD
An invocation to 'Abd al-Qadir Jilani, the founder of the Qadiriyya order of dervishes, ink on paper, the central panel of jali thuluth calligraphy in a green lozenge issuing gold rays, further lines of calligraphy on all four sides, gold border, dark green margin with scrolling back vine, signed and dated
12½ x 9 1/8in. (31.7 x 23.2cm.)
SIGNED YAHYA NAQWA, YAKOVA (DJAKOVA), KOSOVO, DATED AH 1291/1874-5 AD
An invocation to 'Abd al-Qadir Jilani, the founder of the Qadiriyya order of dervishes, ink on paper, the central panel of jali thuluth calligraphy in a green lozenge issuing gold rays, further lines of calligraphy on all four sides, gold border, dark green margin with scrolling back vine, signed and dated
12½ x 9 1/8in. (31.7 x 23.2cm.)