A CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL (LEVHA)

EAST TURKISTAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL (LEVHA)
EAST TURKISTAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Black ink, opaque pigments and gold on yellow paper, the large inscription in black rounded script arranged as a large blossoming lotus flower, bordered with arabesques, the reverse with two lines in black nasta’liq script, framed and glazed
14 ½ x 14 ¼in. (37 x 36.3cm.)

Lot Essay

The inscription reads "Allah is the light of the heavens and the earth" - the first part of the Light Verse (Qur'an 24:35). An inscription on the reverse reads: "I presented this calligraphy to Qasam Akhun on Saturday 19 Safar 1316 [29 June 1898]".

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