Diploma in ijaza calligraphy, Ottoman Turkey, signed 'Alî Re - Lot 260

Diploma in ijaza calligraphy, Ottoman Turkey, signed 'Alî Reza and dated 1849 Calligraphic composition on paper in Arabic with black ink in thuluth script for the Bismillah followed by 3 lines of Hadith in naskhi script in green reserves on a gold background, then a 4-line text in the same script giving the name of the calligrapher 'Ali Reza, his masters Hâfez Muhammad al-Hilmi known as Master Sabiyan and Muhammad al-Khalusi known as Effendi Zadeh and the date of 1266 H / 1849. Floral decoration illuminated in gold and polychrome on either side of the text. Mounted as an album page on pink-margined card. Dim. composition: 11.3 x 21.3 cm; page: 16.1 x 26.3 cm Some stains, small accidents, folds, wear. Provenance: Tajan sale, Paris, November 3, 2011, lot 187.