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拍品專文
Folios from this elegant Qur'an have been variously attributed to Damascus and more generally to the Eastern Islamic world. However, the presence of abjad markers using the letter sad for the numerical value of 60 instead of the letter sin confirms that this manuscript was produced in the western Islamic world (Marcus Fraser and Will Kwiatkowski, Ink and Gold: Islamic Calligraphy, Berlin, 2006, p.44). The script style is closest to what François Déroche describes as group 'C.II' which is typified in this case by the smooth curved 'nun' terminal, (François Déroche, The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, The Abbasid Tradition, London, 1992, p. 153). The form of the final 'nun' with its curved rather than angular form and extended tail can be linked to the later development of the distinctive curved 'nun' shape found in maghribi script. For further examples of this later distinctive curved 'nun' form found in maghribi scripts.
The elegant use of mashq with the extension of the horizontal letters to great aesthetic effect is beautifully executed on this folio. This extension of horizontals as well as the returning of the tail of the final 'ya' form is more usually found on leaves grouped by Déroche into group 'D' and associated more with the later 9th and the 10th century rather than firmly in the 9th century as other examples in group 'C'. The frequent use of mashq also indicates the luxurious nature of this manuscript where the letters of the text are free to occupy space regardless of the material cost in terms of gold and vellum.
Two folios from the same Qur'an were sold at Christie's, King Street, 26 April 2012, lot 55. Another sold at Sotheby's, 6 October 2010, lot 1; and at Christie's South Kensington, 11 October 2013; lot 711, 5 October 2012, lot 543.
The elegant use of mashq with the extension of the horizontal letters to great aesthetic effect is beautifully executed on this folio. This extension of horizontals as well as the returning of the tail of the final 'ya' form is more usually found on leaves grouped by Déroche into group 'D' and associated more with the later 9th and the 10th century rather than firmly in the 9th century as other examples in group 'C'. The frequent use of mashq also indicates the luxurious nature of this manuscript where the letters of the text are free to occupy space regardless of the material cost in terms of gold and vellum.
Two folios from the same Qur'an were sold at Christie's, King Street, 26 April 2012, lot 55. Another sold at Sotheby's, 6 October 2010, lot 1; and at Christie's South Kensington, 11 October 2013; lot 711, 5 October 2012, lot 543.