A LARGE CALLIGRAPHIC COMPOSITION
A LARGE CALLIGRAPHIC COMPOSITION

SIGNED NAJIB EFENDI, PRILEP (PIRLEPE), OTTOMAN BALKANS (NOW MACEDONIA), DATED AH 1291/1874-75 AD

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A LARGE CALLIGRAPHIC COMPOSITION
SIGNED NAJIB EFENDI, PRILEP (PIRLEPE), OTTOMAN BALKANS (NOW MACEDONIA), DATED AH 1291/1874-75 AD
Opaque pigments on brown paper, the composition arranged within three medallions shaped as ewers, the central jug with ya Allah ya Muhammad in bold mirrored script on blue ground, the side jugs inscribed with Qur'an XLVIII, sura al-fath, v.1 on red ground, with floral sprays between, signed and dated in the lower left hand side corner, creases, otherwise in good condition, mounted, framed and glazed
12¾ x 19 3/8in. (32.3 x 49.2cm.)

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