Publication Date
Approximately 982-983 AH / approximately 1575 AD
Publication Place
Turkey -
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Subject
Ink, color solution and gold on paper
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
18.1 سم × 9.4 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
M.85.237.18
Record ID
object;EPM;us;Mus21;1;ar
Library Location
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Date
Approximately 982-983 AH / approximately 1575 AD
Notes
This painting, which is characterized by a remarkable complexity of lines and details that belies its small size, was probably executed in a studio at the Ottoman court (Nakshākhana) in Istanbul. In the second half of the tenth/sixteenth century there developed a distinct style of painting separate from the largely fanciful tradition of manuscript depiction. This style is known as the saz style, named after the reed pen used in its execution. This style focuses on the exquisite and dazzling depiction, which includes Chinese figures and feather-touched leaves. Here there are two dragons disappearing among the dense, rough leaves, gliding silently, which are barely visible at first glance. Instead of focusing on pure calligraphy, the unknown artist stuck to the rough naturalness of the objects. Spotted scale dragons and the sinuous veins of serrated leaves.
Sample Text
“Two dragons curled together in a spray-painted pattern on special-style paper” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;us;Mus21;1;ar
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Seçili bibliyografya
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