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Lot 14: A calligraphic composition signed by Rashid Haydar Islamic & Indian Art

Est: £1,200 GBP - £1,800 GBP
BonhamsLondon, United KingdomNovember 05, 2014

Item Overview

Description

Arabic manuscript on paper, the single line of text in bold thuluth script in black ink on a buff ground, the border comprising repeat eight-pointed star motifs in red and green, framed 290 x 430 mm.

Dimensions

290 x 430 mm

Artist or Maker

Notes

The text consists of the bismallah. The design of the border is reminiscent of Uzbek carpets, and it has been suggested that the composition was produced in the Farghana Valley. Cf. Johannes Kalter and Margareta Pavaloi, Heirs to the Silk Road, Uzbekistan, London 1997, pp. 192-193.

Auction Details

Islamic & Indian Art

by
Bonhams
November 05, 2014, 10:30 AM UTC

Montpelier Street Knightsbridge, London, LDN, SW7 1HH, UK