Sa'di and the two Indian robbers; folio from a Gulistan (Rose garden) by Sa'di
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Period
ca. 1490 -
Geography
Herat, Afghanistan -
Material
Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper -
Dimension
H x W (overall): 28.4 x 20.3 cm (11 3/16 x 8 in) -
Accession Number
F2001.9 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F2001.9
Object Details
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Provenance
From late 1960sPrivate collector, the Netherlands, from the late 1960s [1]To 2001Sam Fogg (Sam Fogg Rare Books and Manuscripts), London, and Francesca Galloway, London, to 2001From 2001Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Sam Fogg and Francesca Galloway in 2001Notes:[1] According to Curatorial Note 4, Massumeh Farhad, June 14, 2001, in the object record. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Engaging the Senses (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016) -
Origin
Herat, Afghanistan -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Manuscript -
On View
Freer Gallery 04: Engaging the Senses -
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