Calligraphic panel | SSM

Mehmed Şefik

-1880

Calligraphic panel

h. 1286 [1858]

This panel (levha) by the calligrapher Mehmed Şefik, who studied under Kazasker Mustafa İzzet (d. 1876) and succeeded him in his posts teaching calligraphy, consists of the words, Yâ Hazreti Mevlana - kuddise sırruhu’l-a’lâ (O Lord Mevlana, may his holy secret be sacred). Inside the space formed by the word ‘Mevlana’ is a smaller composition in which the combined letters lam and alif are drawn to resemble the outstretched arms of a Mevlevi dervish performing the sema. At the lower left is the calligrapher’s signature, ‘Written by Şefîk (1)286’. In the upper corners are small sprigs. The composition is surrounded by a dark blue border.

Detail

Title
Calligraphic panel
Artist

Mehmed Şefik

Date
h. 1286 [1858]
Dimensions
37,5 x 43 cm
Medium
Thick paper, black ink
Location
Sabancı Üniversitesi Sakıp Sabancı Müzesi (Emirgan, İstanbul, Türkiye)
Credit
© Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum

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Subject

Kitap Sanatları ve Hat Koleksiyonu

Format

Thick paper, black ink

Artist / Creator

Mehmed Şefik

Date / Term

h. 1286 [1858]

Geographical Location

Istanbul, Turkey