"By looking closely I really discovered that there is a system. That there is a beauty. There is a sense of music even behind how these flowers work together."
Curator Deniz Beyazit on getting lost in a Turkish tughra.
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You could get lost in this Turkish sultan's elaborate signature
"By looking closely I really discovered that there is a system. That there is a beauty. There is a sense of music even behind how these flowers work together."
Deniz Beyazit
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Deniz Beyazit
Assistant Curator, Department of Islamic Art
Assistant Curator, Department of Islamic Art
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