The Blue Quran — Ancient Islamic Calligraphy Art Print

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The Blue Quran — Ancient Islamic Calligraphy Art PrintThe Blue Quran (c. 9th10th century CE) is one of the most iconic objects in the history of Islamic art a Quran written in gold Kufic script on vellum dyed a deep indigo blue, almost certainly produced in Kairouan, Tunisia during the Aghlabid or Fatimid period. With surviving folios now dispersed across major museum collections worldwide including the Bardo National Museum in Tunis, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Chester Beatty Library it is

Whether unframed or displayed in one of our hand-made FSC-certified wood frames

as collected today as the film itself is studied

he developed a synthesis of classical Japanese and contemporary Western techniques that produced works of unusual power and drama

Pompeian arabesque — were the immediate source for the Arts & Crafts movement

each composition a study in posture

when precision and beauty were considered inseparable

Their floral and botanical compositions have the clarity

Bijin-ga — pictures of beautiful women — was one of the defining genres of Japanese printmaking from the Edo period through the Shin Hanga revival

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Each print is designed to stop a room: bold

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