Ottoman Qita calligraphy, Ottoman Empire, signed and dated 1805 Calligraphic composition featuring 4 lines of Arabic text, the first in large thuluth characters, the next three in smaller naskhi characters. The text, taken from the Hadiths of the Prophet, is flanked by small panels illuminated in gold and polychrome, and a cartouche on the left gives the name of the calligrapher Seyyed Mustafa Yarihi Zadeh and the date 1220 H / 1805. Later mounting on salmon-colored card stock with floral margins painted in gold and polychrome. Dim. calligraphy: 8.5 x 13.3 cm; total: 21 x 27 cm Some stains, folds, minor restorations.