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Image Not Available for Page with illuminated calligraphy, Part of a poem by Aḥmed Pāşā (d. 1497 CE)
Page with illuminated calligraphy, Part of a poem by Aḥmed Pāşā (d. 1497 CE)
Image Not Available for Page with illuminated calligraphy, Part of a poem by Aḥmed Pāşā (d. 1497 CE)

Page with illuminated calligraphy, Part of a poem by Aḥmed Pāşā (d. 1497 CE)

Hasan Çelebi (Ottoman, died 1594)
16th century
Object PlaceTurkey
Medium/TechniqueInk and gold on paper; colored paper
DimensionsHeight x width: 58.4 × 22.2 cm (23 × 8 3/4 in.)
Credit LineHelen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession number29.96
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ClassificationsBooks and manuscripts
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Description
This calligraphic panel contains a poem expressing love towards the celebratory Muslim festival of 'Eid. The poem, which addresses the festival in anthropomorphic terms, was originally composed by Aḥmed Pāşā (d. 1497). Recognized for his role in the adoption of many Persian conventions into Ottoman poetry, Aḥmed Pāşā was patronized by Sultans Mehmed II (r. 1444–46 and 1451–1481) and Bayezid II (r. 1481–1512). The well-known calligrapher Hasan Çelebi (d. 1594) inscribed this folio with a fragment of Aḥmed Pāşā 's poem using three different styles of script: thuluth, rayhani, and naskh.
ProvenanceMiss Elizabeth (Riefstahl) Titzel (b. 1889 - d. 1986), New York; 1929, sold by Miss Elizabeth (Riefstahl) Titzel to the MFA for $5000.00 (total price for 29.56-136). (Accession Date: January 3, 1929)