Folio from a Khusraw u Shirin by Nizami (d.1209), recto: illustration: Khusraw and Shirin hunting; verso: text
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Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
ca. 1400 -
Geography
Iran -
Material
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper -
Dimension
H x W: 21.7 x 15.8 cm (8 9/16 x 6 1/4 in) -
Accession Number
F1931.33 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1931.33
Object Details
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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 and Shirin hunting; 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.Binding: The painting and the text are set in gold, green and blue rulings on gold-sprinkled paper. -
Provenance
To 1931Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962), New York to 1931 [1]From 1931Freer 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
Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016)From the Hand of Mani (January 18, 1985 to July 5, 1985)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)Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 6 and 7 (February 25, 1956 to April 10, 1962)Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Manuscripts, Pottery, Metalwork, and Glass (April 12, 1955 to November 21, 1955)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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