拍品专文
The text of this découpé panel reads: Qildirirsa dherre'yi lütfi ile yerden aftab shanina nuqsan gelmez belki kesb eyler kamal, 'absence of fame perhaps gives perfection, if only a particle of kindness remains as a sun'.
For other examples of Ottoman paper cuts, as well as a discussion on the technique see the Khalili Collection (J.M.Rogers, Empire of the Sultans, Geneva, 1995, pp. 262-268, nos. 191-193).
For other examples of Ottoman paper cuts, as well as a discussion on the technique see the Khalili Collection (J.M.Rogers, Empire of the Sultans, Geneva, 1995, pp. 262-268, nos. 191-193).