Kirk Laddered Kard

ALEX · 9th January 2009, 04:38 PM

Very good, Steve - you are right - it is True inlay, not koftgari.
I think the regional workmanship is not a true measure of quality. "Indo-Persia" covered such a vast region and the remarkable examples are seen throughout Buhara to India. But it is much harder to find bad quality chiselling on 17/18 Century items than on 19/20 Century ones:-) Generally speaking, less quality and cruder work is expected on relatively recent items, especially when it comes to Koranic scripts!
Very nice daggers you've shown.

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9th January 2009, 04:38 PM	#8
ALEX Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 936	Very good, Steve - you are right - it is True inlay, not koftgari. I think the regional workmanship is not a true measure of quality. "Indo-Persia" covered such a vast region and the remarkable examples are seen throughout Buhara to India. But it is much harder to find bad quality chiselling on 17/18 Century items than on 19/20 Century ones:-) Generally speaking, less quality and cruder work is expected on relatively recent items, especially when it comes to Koranic scripts! Very nice daggers you've shown.