FIVE OTTOMAN CALLIGRAPHIC EXERCISES (MASHQ), TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY

Reference: ART3001809

Arabic manuscript of calligraphy, paper mounted on card. Three calligraphic panels or ‘Muraqqa’ including sayings of the Prophet, written in black naskh script with gold markers within gold borders. Two calligraphic exercises or ‘Mashq’ with ink on paper, with lines of black naskh and thuluth scripts, heightened with green and gold borders, mounted on marbled paper. With the signature of Ali Alrusafi 1236 AH/1821 AD and Muhammed Rasul 1321 AH/1903 AD Calligraphy from 21 by 28 cm. to 16 by 10 cm.