Arts of the Islamic World & India
Arts of the Islamic World & India
An extensively illuminated Qur'an, commissioned by Mustafa ibn Ali Gümüshanevi, copied by Hafiz Mustafa Efendi Hadhiq al-Akhsankhawi, illuminated by Abd al-Rahman Zuhdi known as Najjarzadeh al-Ardarumi, Turkey, Ottoman, dated 1267 AH/1850-51 AD
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October 25, 04:59 PM GMT
Estimate
24,000 - 35,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Arabic manuscript on paper, 306 leaves, plus 2 fly-leaves, 15 lines to the page written in naskh in black ink, ruled in a thick gold frame, verses separated by various illuminated floral rosettes, sura headings in white thuluth on gold and polychrome illuminated panels, each juz' marked by a gold and polychrome illuminated headpiece, further text divisions marked by marginal gold inscriptions and illuminated medallions, f.1b and f.2a illuminated in gold and polychrome, colophon within illuminated roundel, in Ottoman gilt-stamped leather binding, with flap, paper doublures
text panel: by 7.2cm.
leaf: 17.7 by 11cm.
The remarkable illumination of this Qur’an in which each juz’ is marked by an illuminated headpiece of various colours, indicates that it was a prized commission for a wealthy patron. The patron is identified in the colophon as Mustafa ibn ‘Ali Gümüshanevi, Kul Aghasi (Adjutant Major) of the Artillery Regiment from among the officers of the Imperial Army.
The artist responsible for this lavish illumination is identified as ‘Abd al-Rahman Zuhdi known as Najjarzade al-Ardarumi (Erzurumi), pupil of al-Hajj ‘Ali al-Kamali Afandi (Kemali Efendi), known as Kundakci-zade. The scribe, Hafiz Mustafa Afandi Hadhiq al-Akhsankhawi was a pupil of Salman Sukuti Afandi al-Ardarumi and the colophon states that this is the nineteenth Qur’an copied by him.