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SIGNED HAFIZ 'UTHMAN, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1099/1687-88 AD
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A CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL (QIT'A)
SIGNED HAFIZ 'UTHMAN, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1099/1687-88 AD
Black ink on copper-speckled paper, the Arabic text from the Hadithi of the Prophet Muhammad, a line of large thuluth script at top and a panel of two lines of smaller naskh script below, divided by a black-ruled gold line, two gold and polychrome illuminated cartouches to either lower corners, with gold and red floral sprays in places, signed katabahu 'uthman al-hafiz bi al-qur'an in the lower left hand side corner, the signature in clouds on illuminated ground, laid down on fine marbled card with black-ruled orange and gold borders, mounted
Panel 2 7/8 x 6in. (7.4 x 15cm.) without borders
SIGNED HAFIZ 'UTHMAN, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1099/1687-88 AD
Black ink on copper-speckled paper, the Arabic text from the Hadithi of the Prophet Muhammad, a line of large thuluth script at top and a panel of two lines of smaller naskh script below, divided by a black-ruled gold line, two gold and polychrome illuminated cartouches to either lower corners, with gold and red floral sprays in places, signed katabahu 'uthman al-hafiz bi al-qur'an in the lower left hand side corner, the signature in clouds on illuminated ground, laid down on fine marbled card with black-ruled orange and gold borders, mounted
Panel 2 7/8 x 6in. (7.4 x 15cm.) without borders
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Please note that we are not certain that the scribe of this calligraphic panel is the famous Hafiz 'Uthman who died in 1698 AD.