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A FINE ARABIC CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL
SIGNED 'UMAR, CENTRAL ASIA, DATED AH 1313/1895-96 AD
Black ink, gold and pigments on paper, executed in fine jali thuluth script, with floral borders on blue card with gilt floral margins, in modern frame, glazed
10 ¼ x 13 5/8in. (26.3 x 35.3cm.); frame 11 5/8 x 14 7/8in. (29.5 x 37.7cm.)
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The mirrored inscription is from the Qur'an, chapter 38 (sura sad), verse 50 and translates as 'the gardens of Eden of which the gates are open.

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