Art Where Patıence Is Tested Wıth Paper ( Kaati’)

Kaati' is an ornamental art that is performed by carving the lettering or ornamental motif drawn on paper or leather with a special chisel. This art, which is defined as Turkish paper carving, entered the Islamic world through the Central Asian channel. Historian Mustafa Âli from Gallipoli, in his work named "Menakıb-ı Hünervaran", states that the first representative of the art of paper carving is in the XV. He states that he is Abdullah Herevi Kaati from Herat, who lived in the 16th century. Information about the early Ottoman period paper carving art is quite limited. The century was a period when the ornamentation arts were at their peak, and paper carving had its heyday especially during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent. XVII. The works produced in the XVI century. As a continuation of the 18th century, in the XVIII and XIX centuries, as in other branches of art, it was under the influence of western taste and continued to maintain its vitality with flower figures in vases and carved writings. XIX. Since the second half of the century, economic, social and military reasons have been limited to calligraphy plates in the style of writing and painting made with female carving technique. It was almost completely abandoned in the second quarter of the century.