A PAINTED COTTON TEXTILE HANGING (KALAMKARI)
A PAINTED COTTON TEXTILE HANGING (KALAMKARI)

SIGNED MUHAMMAD KAZIM, QAJAR IRAN, 19TH CENTURY

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A PAINTED COTTON TEXTILE HANGING (KALAMKARI)
SIGNED MUHAMMAD KAZIM, QAJAR IRAN, 19TH CENTURY
Composed of four widths of cotton, painted in red, yellow, green, blue and black with a depiction of the battle of Chaldiran with Safavid Shah Isma'il striking the Ottoman Sultan Selim, both identified with nasta'liq inscriptions in the centre, an army of soldiers surround them, the borders with printed boteh motifs, two inscription cartouches, attached hanging loops to reverse, one repaired split, minor patch repairs
135 x 70¾ in. (343 x 180cm.)

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