Qur'anic verse (14:7) on blue and white marble paper, Abu Muhammad Khan al-Ma'rashi, 18th century, Calligraphy, Arabic, Calligraphy, Persian, Calligraphy, Ottoman, Manuscripts, Arabic, Washington (), Iran, Turkey, Arabic script calligraphy, Illuminated Islamic manuscripts, Islamic calligraphy, Islamic manuscripts, Persian naskh, Qur'anic verses, Tawqi', Thuluth, Qur'anic verse (14:7) Surat Ibrahim (Abraham), written in Thuluth, Persian Naskh, and Tawqi' scripts, Safavid or Ottoman era Marbled paper (ebru in Turkish, or Kaghaz-i abri in Persian) calligraphic tradition., Dimensions of Writte
Qur'anic verse (14:7) on blue and white marble paper, Abu Muhammad Khan al-Ma'rashi, 18th century, Calligraphy, Arabic, Calligraphy, Persian, Calligraphy, Ottoman, Manuscripts, Arabic, Washington (), Iran, Turkey, Arabic script calligraphy, Illuminated Islamic manuscripts, Islamic calligraphy, Islamic manuscripts, Persian naskh, Qur'anic verses, Tawqi', Thuluth, Qur'anic verse (14:7) Surat Ibrahim (Abraham), written in Thuluth, Persian Naskh, and Tawqi' scripts, Safavid or Ottoman era Marbled paper (ebru in Turkish, or Kaghaz-i abri in Persian) calligraphic tradition., Dimensions of Written Surface: 20 (w) x (h) cm, The blue and white marble paper is also typical of calligraphic panels produced in 18th century Iran and Turkey. Marbled paper (ebru in Turkish, or Kaghaz-i abri in Persian) appears to date as far back as the 16th century (Porter 1992, 53 and Porter 1988), although its use in calligraphic panels truly blooms during the 18th and 19th centuries. The particular marbling technique used in this panel is called 'marbling of tide,' which is created by combing the surface with an awl (Basar and Tiryaki 2000, 20). A salmon pink frame is pasted on top of the blue and white marble paper with the calligraphic exercises, and both papers are strengthened by being pasted to a thick cardboard., The specimen is undated but signed in the lower left corner by Abu Muhammad Khan al-Ma'rashi. Not much is known about this calligrapher, except that he also executed a number of Qur'ans and calligraphic sheets in naskh and fine riq'ah scripts. One calligraphic exercise dated Safar 1165/Dec. 1751 and signed more fully 'Abu Muhammad Khan b. Sayyad Ma'rashi al-Husayni al-Ma'rashi' survives in the collections of Istanbul University Library (Bayani 1358/1939, vol. 4 entry 37). Judging by the author's Persian name and the date of the piece in Istanbul, it seems most likely that he was active in Iran during the 18th century., This fragmentary calligraphic panel includes a verse
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