string(20) "edanmdm:fsg_F1931.32" Folio from a Khusraw u Shirin by Nizami (d.1209); recto: illustration: Khusraw discovers Shirin bathing; verso: text - National Museum of Asian Art
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Folio from a Khusraw u Shirin by Nizami (d.1209); recto: illustration: Khusraw discovers Shirin bathing; verso: text

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At A Glance

  • Period

    ca. 1400

  • Geography

    Iran

  • Material

    Ink, opaque watercolor, silver and gold on paper

  • Dimension

    H x W: 16.3 x 15.3 cm (6 7/16 x 6 in)

  • Accession Number

    F1931.32

  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1931.32

Object Details

  • Calligrapher

    Ali ibn Hasan al-Sultani

  • Description

    Detached folio from the Khusraw u Shirin by Nizami; text: Persian in black nasta'liq script; recto: illustration: Khusraw discovers Shirin bathing; verso: text, 4 columns, 23 lines; one of a group of 7 detached folios (F1931-37) from the manuscript (F1931.29) and the book binding (F 1931.30); accessioned separately.
    Border: The painting and the text are set in gold, green and blue rulings on gold-sprinkled paper.

  • Provenance

    To 1931
    Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962), New York to 1931 [1]
    From 1931
    Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Hagop Kevorkian, New York in 1931 [2]
    Notes:
    [1] Object file, undated folder sheet note. See also Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.
    [2] See note 1.

  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection

  • Exhibition History

    Engaging the Senses (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)
    Love and Yearning: Mystical and Moral Themes in Persian Painting (August 30, 2003 to February 22, 2004)
    Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016)
    From the Hand of Mani (January 18, 1985 to July 5, 1985)
    Art of the Near East (August 21, 1977 to December 14, 1979)
    Near Eastern Art (June 15, 1973 to May 7, 1975)
    2500 Years of Persian Art—Paintings, Pottery (February 10, 1972 to June 15, 1973)
    Near Eastern Art—Paintings, Pottery (August 18, 1967 to February 10, 1972)
    Persian Art (January 1, 1963 to September 3, 1963)
    Special Exhibition Afghanistan (September 3, 1963 to June 5, 1964)
    Special Exhibition (February 9, 1954 to April 20, 1954)
    Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Arts, 1947 (October 6, 1947 to February 25, 1956)
    Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Manuscripts (May 1, 1945 to September 25, 1947)
    Untitled Exhibition, Persian Manuscripts (May 5, 1933 to September 22, 1947)

  • Previous custodian or owner

    Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962)

  • Origin

    Iran

  • Credit Line

    Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

  • Type

    Manuscript

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