A Bird Catches a Butterfly
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Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
circa 1650 -
Geography
Isfahan, Iran -
Material
Black ink and wash on light brown paper -
Dimension
H x W (drawing): 11.2 × 16.9 cm (4 7/16 × 6 5/8 in) -
Accession Number
F1996.36 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1996.36
Object Details
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Artist
Shafi ' Abbasi -
Provenance
Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck , New York [1]To 1996Terence McInerney Fine Arts Ltd., New York to 1996From 1996Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Terence McInerney Fine Arts Ltd. in 1996Notes:[1] According to Curatorial Note 2 in the object record. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016) -
Previous custodian or owner
Nasli M. (1902-1971) and Alice N. Heeramaneck (1910-1993) (1902-1971 and 1910-1993)Terence McInerney Fine Arts, Ltd. (active 1990-2013) -
Origin
Isfahan, Iran -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Drawing -
Restrictions and Rights
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