Album of calligraphic practice sheets

Album of calligraphic practice sheets, comprising seven folios of calligraphic exercises; text: Persian in black proportioned script (khatt al-mansub); inscriptions contain the name al-Sayyid Ahmad, known as Kwaja-zada and the date A.H.1159.

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Maker(s)
Artist: Sayyid Ahmad (Khwaja-zada) (active 18th century)
Historical period(s)
Ottoman period, 1746 (1159 A.H.)
Medium
Ink and gold on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 24 x 15.6 cm (9 7/16 x 6 1/8 in)
Geography
Turkey
Credit Line
Gift of Hamid Atighetchi
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Accession Number
S2002.4
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Album, Calligraphy
Type

Album

Keywords
Ottoman period (1307 - 1922), Turkey
Provenance

To 2002
Hamid Atighetchi, London, England. [1]

From 2002
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Hamid Atighetchi, London, England. [2]

Notes:

[1] See Deed of Gift, object file, Collections Management Office.

[2] See note 1.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Mr. Hamid Atighetchi

Description

Album of calligraphic practice sheets, comprising seven folios of calligraphic exercises; text: Persian in black proportioned script (khatt al-mansub); inscriptions contain the name al-Sayyid Ahmad, known as Kwaja-zada and the date A.H.1159.

Inscription(s)

On the last three folios: "The exercise [mashq] of the lowly, al-Sayyid Ahmad, known as Khwaja-zada, may God be pleased with him [A.H.] 1159 [A.D. 1746]."

Collection Area(s)
Arts of the Islamic World
Web Resources
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