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Sheikh Lotfollah design شیخ لطف‌الله

The Sheikh Lotfollah design takes its name from the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque on Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan, built under Shah Abbas I and famous for the tilework of its dome. Our qalamkar block prints copy the radiating medallion inside the dome.

Also Sheikh Lotfallah · Shaykh Lutfallah

See also Eslimi (arabesque), Medallion (toranj)

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Sheikh Lotfollah design: a detail of Qalamkar Block print SheikhLotfollah Traditional Colors
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Sheikh Lotfollah design, in the collection.

Qalamkar Block print SheikhLotfollah Traditional Colors
Qalamkar Block print SheikhLotfollah Traditional ColorsN° 001
7 sizes, 100–300 × 40–220 cm
Ispahan · New
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Qalamkar Block print SheikhLotfollah Traditional Colors
Qalamkar Block print SheikhLotfollah Traditional ColorsN° 002
7 sizes, 100–300 × 40–220 cm
Ispahan · New
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Qalamkar Block print SheikhLotfollah Olive And Turquoise
Qalamkar Block print SheikhLotfollah Olive And TurquoiseN° 003
8 sizes, 100–300 × 40–220 cm
Ispahan · New
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