Folio from a Qur'an; Frontispiece, sura 17:88
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Period
1598 (1006 A.H.) -
Geography
Iran -
Material
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper -
Dimension
H x W: 42.1 x 30 cm (16 9/16 x 11 13/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1932.66 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1932.66
Object Details
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Description
Folio within a bound Qur'an; recto: blank; verso: right-hand half of a double-page frontispiece, Sura al-Isra, sura 17:88; shamsa (sunburst medallion) with floral motifs; Arabic in white naskh script; one of a group of 5 bound folios (F1932.66-70) from the manuscript (F1932.65); accessioned separately.Border: the shamsa is set in an illuminated border on cream-colored paper. -
Inscriptions
Sura al-Isra, sura17:88, central unit medallion, "say, if men and the djinn were to combine efforts to produce the likes of this Koran, [they would not be able]." -
Provenance
To 1932Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962), New York to 1932 [1]From 1932Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Hagop Kevorkian, New York in 1932 [2]Notes:[1] Object file, undated folder sheet note.[2] See note 1. See also Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016)Islamic Manuscript Illumination (January 23, 1984 to December 10, 1984)Art of the Court of Shah Tahmasp (December 16, 1979 to August 14, 1980)Near Eastern Art--Calligraphy (August 18, 1967 to February 10, 1972)Near Eastern Art (January 1, 1963 to August 18, 1967)Islamic Art, Gallery 6A (July 22, 1958 to June 5, 1964)Untitled Exhibition, Persian and Near Eastern Art (May 5, 1933 to September 24, 1947) -
Previous custodian or owner
Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962) -
Origin
Iran -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Manuscript -
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