Two signed Ottoman calligraphies qita', Turkey, 19th century The first one, calligraphy quatrain in Persian nasta'liq in black ink on four oblique lines in gold powdered reserves in the form of clouds on a background illuminated with rocaille floral scrolls. A fifth line gives the name of the calligrapher Mustafa 'Izzet Yesari Zadeh. Mounted on an album page with a blue border speckled with midnight blue gold and a margin powdered with gold. Page size: 28.6 x 19 cm; calligraphy size: 17 x 10 cm; stains, folds, accidents, restored margin. The second, three lines of Arabic text in naskhi calligraphy in black ink in reserves in the form of clouds on a gold background, three small interlinear cartouches calligraphied in the opposite direction and giving for one the signature of the artist Muhammad 'Ali Qarakuzlu and the date of 1293 H / 1875. The poetic text is taken from the Diwan of Imam 'Ali. Mounted on an album page with a midnight blue border and a red margin. Page size: 20.7 x 24.1 cm; calligraphy size: 7.5 x 11.7 cm; some stains and wear. Yesari Zadeh Mustafa 'Izzet (1770-1849) was the son of Muhammad As'ad Yasari. His name appears several times on a calligrapher's diploma (ijaza) dated 1874 from the Khalili Collection in London (CAL 479). He is also known to have made the circular wooden panels with calligraphy in the names of God, Muhammad and the first four caliphs of Islam adorning the interior of the Ayasofya (Hagia Sophia) Mosque in Istanbul. Two Ottoman Signed Qita' Calligraphies,, Turkey, 19th century