Journal of Ottoman Calligraphy: 18th Century Ottoman Calligraphy

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Saturday, July 19, 2008

Mehmed Imamzade [b.?-d.1751]

Hadith, page, 16X22cm, undated, signed Ibrahim Kürtzade

Provenance

Formerly in the Sevket Rado Collection
Sold Spring 2008 at auction in Istanbul

Literature and References

Rado, S. (1983). Türk Hattatlari: XV. yüzyildan günümüze kadar gelmis ünlü hattatlarin hayatlari ve yazilarindan örnekler. Istanbul: Yayin Matbaacilik Ticaret.

Photography/ Text © Portakal Sanat ve Kültür Evi

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Mehmed Imamzade [b.?-d.1751]

page,29 x 23cm, undated, signed Mehmed Imamzade

Provenance

Formerly in the Sevket Rado Collection
Sold Spring 2008 at auction in Istanbul

Literature and References

Rado, S. (1983). Türk Hattatlari: XV. yüzyildan günümüze kadar gelmis ünlü hattatlarin hayatlari ve yazilarindan örnekler. Istanbul: Yayin Matbaacilik Ticaret.

Photography/ Text © Portakal Sanat ve Kültür Evi

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Monday, July 14, 2008

Mehmet Esad Yesari [b.?-d.1798], page of nasta`liq calligraphy

Lines of nasta`liq script written diagonally in black ink, 22.00 x 13.50 cm. dated AH 1170 (1756), Signed Mehmet Esad Yesari

Provenance

Formerly in the Sevket Rado Collection
sold Spring 2008 at auction in Istanbul

Literature and References

Rado, S. (1983). Türk Hattatlari: XV. yüzyildan günümüze kadar gelmis ünlü hattatlarin hayatlari ve yazilarindan örnekler. Istanbul: Yayin Matbaacilik Ticaret.

Photography/ Text © Portakal Sanat ve Kültür Evi

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Seyyid Dervis Salih Recai Efendi [18th Century]

Hilya ( which embodies the Prophet’s moral, behavioral, and spiritual qualities as well as physical appearance) of the Prophet Muhammad, 60 x 42 cm, dated AH. 1211(1796), signed Seyyid Dervis Salih Recai Efendi

Photography/ Text © Antik A.S.

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Sunday, July 13, 2008

Mehmed Imamzade [b.?-d.1751]

A prophetic saying (Hadith) panel of calligraphy, 5 lines in black ink, , 29.00 x 23.00 cm, undated,signedPhotography/ Text © Portakal Sanat ve Kültür EviJOC provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes and makes no warranty with regard to their use for other purposes. The written permission of the copyright owners and/or holders of other rights (such as publicity and/or privacy rights) is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use or other statutory exemption. JOC has made every reasonable effort to locate and acknowledge copyright owners and wishes to be informed by any copyright owners who are not properly identified and acknowledged on this website so that we may make any necessary corrections.

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Ottoman and Arabic Manuscripts of the National Library of the Czech Republic: Hafiz Mustafa

Mushaf sheets is dated 1211 A. H. (1796 C. E.) Size: 17 x 12.4 cm. The copy was made by Hafiz Mustafa. The book was bought in Damascus in 1896. Location: National Library of the Czech Republic.

Photograph © National Library of the Czech Republic.

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Friday, April 13, 2007

Ali Raif Efendi

Dimensions of Sheet: 28 (w) x 21 (h) cm

Script: thuluth and naskh

This ijazah, or diploma of competency in Arabic calligraphy, was written by 'Ali Ra'if Efendi in 1206/1791. The top and middle panels contain a Saying (Hadith) attributed to the Prophet Muhammad. It reads:

Secret charity quenches the wrath of the Lord. / The best of you is the best for his family. / The best of the followers is Uways.

In the two lowermost panels appear the signed approvals of two master calligraphers, Mustafa al-Halimi and Husayn Hamid ( Selim 1979, 173), dated 1206/1791. Each section of writing appears on a separate piece of differently colored paper, illuminated with gold and dimpled with a stylus for reflection.

The official function of the ijazah consists in giving a student the authority to sign his own calligraphic works with expressions such as katabahu (written by) and hararahu (composed by), thus allowing him to become independent and take on pupils of his own. In order to receive the diploma, the student had to transcribe or copy (taqlid) several lines of calligraphy that had to be approved by one or more co-signatory master calligraphers (Safwat 1996, 40). In some cases, the ijazah may include the calligrapher's chain of teachers (silsilah or sanad) reaching all the way back to the Prophet Muhammad himself (Gacek 1989: 44-55). In the Ottoman tradition especially, the calligraphic diploma (icazetname) was a well established practice linking, in an almost genealogical fashion, a student (talabah) to his teacher (hoca).

Photograph © Abdel Kader Haidara,Bibliotheque Mamma Haidara de Manuscrits et la Documentation. Siège: Tombouctou BP 71 RPp.du Mali

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Thursday, April 12, 2007

Ismail Zühdi Efendi II. (d.1805)

By Ismail Zühdi Efendi (The Second). Signed, undated inscription on paper.Transcription: Ali al Murtaza (name of ´Prophets´son-in-law and the names of Prophets´grandsons Hassan and Huesseyin. (Peace and blessing upon them). From a Private Collection of a Gentlemen, Istanbul

Photograph ©HAT SAN'ATI Tarihçe, Malzeme ve Örnekler, Istanbul. http://ismek.ibb.gov.tr/portal/yayinlarimiz.asp

Ismail Zühdi Efendi II. (d.1805)

By Ismail Zühdi Efendi II, signed, inscription on paper, text of celi sülüs script, Collection of Türk Petrol Vakfi.

Photograph ©HAT SAN'ATI Tarihçe, Malzeme ve Örnekler, Istanbul. http://ismek.ibb.gov.tr/portal/yayinlarimiz.asp