Bidspirit auction | AN OTTOMAN TALISMANIC SHIRT JAMA

AN OTTOMAN TALISMANIC SHIRT JAMA WITH CALLIGRAPHIC INSCRIPTIONS AND ARCHITECTURAL RENDERINGS. - The garment is extensively decorated with a complex program of talismanic and religious iconography executed in black, red, blue, and gold-coloured inks. The front of the shirt features a central upper panel with a large stylized crescent and diamond-shaped composition in gold leaf, bordered by lines of blue and red Naskh script. To the viewer's right is a rectangular panel containing an architectural rendering of the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, showing the Kaaba and surrounding colonnades in a schematic style with yellow, red, and black pigments. Below the gold-leaf panel is a large grid containing the Asma al-Husna (the 99 Beautiful Names of Allah) in black ink, framed by an elaborate border of red Thuluth calligraphy . A second grid below this lists the titles and names of the Prophet Muhammad. The upper right shoulder displays a circular calligraphic composition within a square border containing an abjad grid or wafq. The reverse features large-scale, block-like Kufic script in a faded red pigment, alongside several repeating circular stamps containing religious invocations . A vertical panel on the reverse contains large stylized script in a faded red-brown tone. The sleeves and lower hem are finished with simple stitched edges. The panels are of varying sizes, with trapezoidal inserts at the lower sides to create a flared silhouette. H: Approximately 80cm L: Approximately 86cm