Ustuhan

Ustuhan is the bone beneath the visible body — the structure that remains hidden while giving the body its form.

A hidden structure is what allows a visible form to stand, just as an old page carries beneath the artwork the memory of another language.

Original one-of-a-kind artwork from the Mestûr collection.
Iranian ink on an original 125-year-old Kâmus-ı Türkî page.
Page 98 · Middle column.

Sold unframed.