Folio from a Majmua' al-tawarikh (Compendium of chronicles) by Hafiz-i Abru (d.1430); recto: text, The third article: The Bani Umayya dynasty, Mu'awiyah ibn Abi-Sufyan, the departure of Jusrat ibn Veda'; verso: A parley between two groups of Muslim horsemen, events of the year forty-three
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Period
ca. 1425 -
Geography
Iran -
Material
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper -
Dimension
H x W: 13.1 x 22.6 cm (5 3/16 x 8 7/8 in) -
Accession Number
F1936.8 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1936.8
Object Details
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Description
Detached folio from a dispersed copy of a Majmua' al-tawarikh (Compendium of chronciles) by Hafiz-i Abru; text: Persian in black naskhi script with red headings; recto: text: The third article: The Bani Umayya dynasty, Mu'awiyah ibn Abi-Sufyan, the departure of Jusrat ibn Veda', 30 lines; verso: illustration and text: Events of the year forty-three, A parley between two groups of Muslim horsemen; 19 lines.Border: The text and the painting are set in cream-colored paper. -
Provenance
To 1936Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962), New York. [1]From 1936Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Hagop Kevorkian, New York. [2]Notes:[1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.[2] See note 1. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Manuscripts (May 1, 1945 to September 25, 1947)International Exhibition of Persian Art, Pennsylvania Museum, 1926 (October to December 1926) -
Previous custodian or owner
Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962) -
Origin
Iran -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Painting -
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