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A set of eight calligraphic metal roundels, Turkey, Ottoman, 19th century
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A set of eight calligraphic metal roundels, Turkey, Ottoman, 19th century
拍品描述：
each inscribed in gold thuluth on a black ground, with the names of Allah, Muhammad, the fourrightly guided Caliphs, and the Imams Hasan and Husayn, framed
each: 45.3cm. diam. framed
inscriptions
Allah jalla jalalahu,'God, exalted be His Glory'.
Muhammad ‘alayhi al-salam, 'Muhammad peace be upon him'.
Abu Bakr al-siddiq radi Allah ‘anhu, 'Abu Bakr the faithful, may God be pleased with him'.
‘Umar al-faruq radi Allah ‘anhu,‘Umar, 'the one who distinguishes truth from falsehood, may God be pleased with him'.
‘Uthman dhu al-nuraynradi Allah ‘anhu, '‘Uthman, The Possessor of Two Lights, may God be pleased with him'.
‘Ali al-murtaza radi Allah ‘anhu, '‘Ali al-Murtaza, may God be pleased with him'.
Hasan radi Allah ‘anhu, 'Hasan, may God be pleased with him'.
Husayn radi Allah ‘anhu, 'Husayn, may God be pleased with him'.
The practice of decorating interior spaces with sets of calligraphic roundels is seen as early as the sixteenth century with ceramic roundels produced in Iznik within the interiors of the mosque of Rustem Pasha (1561) and the Suleymaniye mosque (1550-57). Iznik production declined in the seventeenth century, but the position of these roundel inscriptions within interiors nonetheless remained prominent in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Examples are found in a variety of media, most commonly carved and painted wood. See, for example, a set in the Khalili collection, (inv. no.MXD 265A-D, Rogers 1995, pp.26-27, no.1) and a set of four sold in these rooms, 25 April 2012, lot 458. A comparable set to the present but executed in pottery were sold in these rooms, 9 October 2013, lot 43.
each: 45.3cm. diam. framed
inscriptions
Allah jalla jalalahu,'God, exalted be His Glory'.
Muhammad ‘alayhi al-salam, 'Muhammad peace be upon him'.
Abu Bakr al-siddiq radi Allah ‘anhu, 'Abu Bakr the faithful, may God be pleased with him'.
‘Umar al-faruq radi Allah ‘anhu,‘Umar, 'the one who distinguishes truth from falsehood, may God be pleased with him'.
‘Uthman dhu al-nuraynradi Allah ‘anhu, '‘Uthman, The Possessor of Two Lights, may God be pleased with him'.
‘Ali al-murtaza radi Allah ‘anhu, '‘Ali al-Murtaza, may God be pleased with him'.
Hasan radi Allah ‘anhu, 'Hasan, may God be pleased with him'.
Husayn radi Allah ‘anhu, 'Husayn, may God be pleased with him'.
The practice of decorating interior spaces with sets of calligraphic roundels is seen as early as the sixteenth century with ceramic roundels produced in Iznik within the interiors of the mosque of Rustem Pasha (1561) and the Suleymaniye mosque (1550-57). Iznik production declined in the seventeenth century, but the position of these roundel inscriptions within interiors nonetheless remained prominent in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Examples are found in a variety of media, most commonly carved and painted wood. See, for example, a set in the Khalili collection, (inv. no.MXD 265A-D, Rogers 1995, pp.26-27, no.1) and a set of four sold in these rooms, 25 April 2012, lot 458. A comparable set to the present but executed in pottery were sold in these rooms, 9 October 2013, lot 43.