AN OTTOMAN ILLUSTRATION OF AL-MASJID AL-HARAM AND AL-MASJID AL-NABAWI, 18TH-19TH CENTURY AN OTTOMAN ILLUSTRATION OF AL-MASJID AL-HARAM AND AL-MASJID AL-NABAWI, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

AN OTTOMAN ILLUSTRATION OF AL-MASJID AL-HARAM AND AL-MASJID AL-NABAWI, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

Reference: ART3004525

Gouache color heightened with gold on paper, comprising two panels, depicting al-Masjid al-Haram with the kabaa in the centre surrounded by the four Maqams of the Islamic schools and different doors. Al-Masjid al-Nabawi with Rawda al-Shariffa and the Mihrab etc.
With identification inscriptions in black naskh script. All ruled in a border with a gilt and striking blue decoration.
22 by 29.5 cm.