CALLIGRAPHIC COMPOSITIONS ON NATURAL LEAVE,TURKEY
Arabic compositions applied on to natural leaves in gold thuluth, mounted on black archival boards, glazed and framed.in the form of a stork, the text comprising a Sufi verse, signed Abd al-Ghani and with date AH 1311/AD 1893.The leaf 33 cm. long, with frame 47 by 37 cm.The text reads:Aşk-ı Mevlânâ ile hayretzede Mevlevî Seyyid Hasan Leylek DedeAwe-struck by love for Mevlana [ie Rumi]Is Mevlevi Seyyid Hasan Leylek Dede'PROVENANCE:The Shakerine Collection.Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 1st May 2003, lot 102 (A); 29th April 2004, lot 143 (B).
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Arabic compositions applied on to natural leaves in gold thuluth, mounted on black archival boards, glazed and framed.in the form of a stork, the text comprising a Sufi verse, signed Abd al-Ghani and with date AH 1311/AD 1893.The leaf 33 cm. long, with frame 47 by 37 cm.The text reads:Aşk-ı Mevlânâ ile hayretzede Mevlevî Seyyid Hasan Leylek DedeAwe-struck by love for Mevlana [ie Rumi]Is Mevlevi Seyyid Hasan Leylek Dede'PROVENANCE:The Shakerine Collection.Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 1st May 2003, lot 102 (A); 29th April 2004, lot 143 (B).
