A PANEL OF OTTOMAN CALLIGRAPHY (LEVHA)
A PANEL OF OTTOMAN CALLIGRAPHY (LEVHA), SIGNED MUHAMMAD RASIM, 19TH CENTURY
gold thulth script on royal blue ground, painted on card, signature in the lower left corner, the rectangular panel bordered with scrolling floral garlands, framed
36.5 x 73cm (inside frame)
Provenance: Private collection, England. Acquired Christie's London, 10 October 2013, lot 160.
The inscription has been read: 'al-tawfiq 'aziz wa la ya'nis illa bi'l-'aziz' (success is dear and it is not a companion of anyone but The Mighty)
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A PANEL OF OTTOMAN CALLIGRAPHY (LEVHA), SIGNED MUHAMMAD RASIM, 19TH CENTURY
gold thulth script on royal blue ground, painted on card, signature in the lower left corner, the rectangular panel bordered with scrolling floral garlands, framed
36.5 x 73cm (inside frame)
Provenance: Private collection, England. Acquired Christie's London, 10 October 2013, lot 160.
The inscription has been read: 'al-tawfiq 'aziz wa la ya'nis illa bi'l-'aziz' (success is dear and it is not a companion of anyone but The Mighty)
