Lot 68
Lot 68
A CALLIGRAPHER'S DIPLOMA

AWARDED TO AHMAD AL-WASFI, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1256/1836 AD

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    A CALLIGRAPHER'S DIPLOMA

    AWARDED TO AHMAD AL-WASFI, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1256/1836 AD

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    A CALLIGRAPHER'S DIPLOMA
    AWARDED TO AHMAD AL-WASFI, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1256/1836 AD
    Ink, gold and pigments on cream paper, the top with an elegant black bismallah (In the name of God, the Clement, the Merciful) in thuluth script amidst polychrome foliage, a panel of four line of text in black naskh script below in clouds on gold ground, with illuminated rosettes, two illuminated panels at either sides, the signature cartouche below, laid down on green card with silver borders, framed and glazed
    Panel 5 1/8 x 8 7/8in. (13.1 x 22.6cm.); frame 9 ¾ x 12 5/8in. (24.8 x 32cm.)
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