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Sayyid Mahmud As'ad b. Hasan al-Rushdi Efendi
Album of Calligraphic Exercises1884-1885/1302 A.H.

Not on view
Worn rectangular textile fragment with an allover repeat pattern of small cream rosette motifs on a faded terracotta-orange ground, with traces of green at the corners
Illuminated manuscript page with Arabic calligraphy in naskh script, arranged in ruled rectangular panels with gold borders. Floral vine ornaments in gold fill the corners and margins. A triangular colophon panel appears at the bottom.
Illuminated manuscript double-page spread with Arabic script; each page features a grid of diamond-shaped compartments containing individual Arabic letters in black ink on alternating brown and white squares, framed by gold floral borders with stylized leaf motifs and fan-shaped headpieces at top.

Sayyid Mahmud As'ad b. Hasan al-Rushdi Efendi, Album of Calligraphic Exercises, 1884-1885/1302 A.H., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Edwin Binney, 3rd, Collection of Turkish Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Sayyid Mahmud As'ad b. Hasan al-Rushdi Efendi
Title
Album of Calligraphic Exercises
Place Made
Turkey
Date Made
1884-1885/1302 A.H.
Medium
Ink and gold on paper
Dimensions
8 1/2 x 5 3/4 x 1/4 in. (21.6 x 14.6 x 7 cm)
Credit Line
The Edwin Binney, 3rd, Collection of Turkish Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Accession Number
M.85.237.65
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Denny, Walter B. Turkish Treasures from the Collection of Edward Binney, 3rd. Portland, OR: Portland Art Museum, 1979.