string(20) "edanmdm:fsg_F1929.73" Folio from a Qur'an, Sura 1:1-5; recto: frontispiece; verso: text - National Museum of Asian Art
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Folio from a Qur'an, Sura 1:1-5; recto: frontispiece; verso: text

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At A Glance

  • Period

    12th century

  • Geography

    Iran or Iraq

  • Material

    Ink, color, and gold on paper

  • Dimension

    H x W: 24 x 16.1 cm (9 7/16 x 6 5/16 in)

  • Accession Number

    F1929.73

  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1929.73

Object Details

  • Description

    Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Qur'an; recto: right-hand half of a double-page composition separate from its facing folio (F1929.74), Sura al-Fatiha (the Opener) 1:1-4 and part of 5, Arabic in black naskhi script, illuminated heading in "eastern kufic (New Style)" script, one column 3 lines of text; verso: text, Turkish and Persian in black naskhi script, one column,17 lines of text; rosette verse markers; illuminated title band with sura title in "eastern kufic (New Style)" at the top and palmette scroll at the bottom; marginal medallion; vocalized in black; one of a group of 2 folios.
    Border: The text is set in gray rulings on cream-colored paper.

  • Provenance

    To 1929
    Kirkor Minassian, New York to 1929 [1]
    From 1929
    Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Kirkor Minassian, New York in 1929 [2]
    Notes:
    [1] Object file, undated folder sheet note.
    [2] See note 1. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.

  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection

  • Exhibition History

    Engaging the Senses (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)
    Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016)
    Islamic Art (May 9, 1993 to June 3, 1997)
    Islamic Calligraphy (May 14, 1981 to June 24, 1982)
    Art of the Near East (August 21, 1977 to December 14, 1979)
    Untitled Exhibition, South Asian and Persian Art (March 24, 1930 to March 14, 1931)

  • Previous custodian or owner

    Kirkor Minassian (1874-1944)

  • Origin

    Iran or Iraq

  • Credit Line

    Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

  • Type

    Manuscript

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