SIGNED MEHMET NAQSHI BIN 'ABDULLAH CHERKESZADEH, OTTOMAN TURKEY, 17TH CENTURY

The art of decoupé was practiced by the Ottomans from as early as the 16th century. Fahrî ibn Veli, who worked in the late 16th century, was the original master of the art but the technique is one that continued into the 19th century. Two panels signed by two different calligraphers by the name of Naqshi are in the Kahlili Collection (Nabil F. Safwat, The Art of the Pen, London, 1996, nos.136-137, pp.196-97). Another calligraphic panel by a Naqshi sold in these Rooms, 15 October 2002, lot 344.