Lot no. 39
39. A calligraphic composition in the form of a sufi's cap
Ottoman Turkey, 19th Century
gouache on board
39.5 x 23.5 cm.
The composition reads: ya hazrat mawlana dust quddisa [si]rruhu, 'O Holiness Maulana Dust! may his grave be sanctified'. This is apparently an allusion to a line of Rumi concerning self-purification.
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Arts of the Middle East and the Mediterranean
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