string(21) "edanmdm:fsg_F1908.281" Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami (d.1209); recto: illustration: Alexander and his army hunting on the plain of China; verso: text - National Museum of Asian Art
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Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami (d.1209); recto: illustration: Alexander and his army hunting on the plain of China; verso: text

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At A Glance

  • Period

    1548 (955 A.H.)

  • Geography

    Shiraz, Iran

  • Material

    Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

  • Dimension

    H x W: 16.9 x 13.5 cm (6 5/8 x 5 5/16 in)

  • Accession Number

    F1908.281

  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1908.281

Object Details

  • Calligrapher

    Murshid al-Shirazi

  • Description

    Folio from the Iskandarnama in the Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami; text: Persian in black nasta'liq script; recto: illustration: Alexander and his army hunting on the plain of China; verso: text: 4 columns, 19 lines; from the manuscript F1908.199.
    Binding: The folio is bound with the rest of the manuscript in brown leather over paper pasteboards with doublures of cream-colored paper.

  • Provenance

    To 1908
    Tabbagh Frères, Paris, to 1908 [1]
    From 1908 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Tabbagh Frères, Paris, through the Bauer-Folsom Company, New York, in 1908 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] See List of Persian Books and Paintings, S.I. 1592, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. In 1932, F1908.259-.284 were separated from F1908.199 and given their current numbers.
    [2] See note 1.
    [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.

  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection

  • Exhibition History

    Persian Art (January 1, 1963 to September 3, 1963)

  • Previous custodian or owner

    Tabbagh Frères (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

  • Origin

    Shiraz, Iran

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer

  • Type

    Manuscript

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