The making of an Ottoman style scroll

I was asked a week before Sacred Stone Baronial Birthday (Labor Day Weekend 2021) if I would take a scroll assignment - a Coral Branch and Award of Arms for Karajin of Turku.

As Kharajin is amazingly talented in so many ways, I was delighted to be asked. Kharajin makes amazing music, and also reconstructs historical textiles. When I was searching for an exemplar, I looked at several Ottoman textiles - Kaftans, rugs, etc. Finally I found the perfect source - a two mast tent in Türckische Cammer in the Dresden Residenzschloss (Royal Palace) in Germany. The interior of the tent is decorated with intricate applique work.

This scroll was done in gouache on paper. Calligraphy is by Noble Elliot de Bletsho.

References

Rugtracker blog https://www.rugtracker.com/2013/05/khyamiya.html

Asian Art Newspaper, The Turkish Room in Dresden, March 1, 2010

https://asianartnewspaper.com/turkish-room-dresden/