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226 - Muhammad Amin Balkigh (d. 1758 AD) : diwan,
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Muhammad Amin Balkigh (d. 1758 AD) : diwan, Ottoman Turkey, 19th century, On laid paper, 29ff., 2fl., each silver speckled, 15ll. of black naskh script to the page arranged in two columns within thin gold borders ruled in black, some words picked in red, catchword below each right page's text panel, the illuminated opening bifolio with elegant European style headboard consisting of a central oval gold medallion within green, blue and pink strapwork, palmette and foliage above, against aubergine and blue field, under a fronton with trefoil finial, the bismillah below within a discreet gold cusped cartouche amidst tendrils, 9ll. of script arranged in two columns below, the borders with plain gold cusped medallions amidst scrolling tendrils and large flower heads, folio 1r. applied with marble paper, 3ll. inscriptions above a black ink seal impression, 20 x 13.2cm., folio 20 x 12.8cm. Provenance: Christie's 15 October 2015, Lot 341
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