Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020); recto: Ardashir slays Haftwad; verso: The story of slaying of Haftwad's worm
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Period
circa 1580 -
Geography
Qazvin?, Iran -
Material
Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper -
Dimension
H x W: 31 x 20.2 cm (12 3/16 x 7 15/16 in) -
Accession Number
S1986.247 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S1986.247
Object Details
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Description
Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi; text: Persian in black nasta'liq script, heading in red, recto: Ardashir slays Haftwad; verso: text: The story of slaying of Haftwad's worm, four columns, twenty-five lines; one of a group of three folios.Border: The text and the painting are set in gold, black, and blue rulings on cream-colored paper. -
Marks
Stamps: on back frame: blue and red ink -
Provenance
1930Unidentified sale, 1930, no. 125. [1]To 1942Henri Vever (1854-1942), Paris and Noyers, France. [2]From 1942 to 1986Family member, Paris and Boulogne, France, by inheritance from Henri Vever, Paris and Noyers, France. [3]From 1986Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, purchased from a family member, Paris and Boulogne, France. [4]Notes:[1] See Susan Nemazee, "Appendix 7: Chart of Recent Provenance" in An Annotated and Illustrated Checklist of the Vever Collection, Glenn D. Lowry et al (Washington, DC: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1988), p. 407.[2] See the Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of the Henri Vever Collection of January 9, 1986, Collections Management Office.[3] See note 2.[4] See note 2. -
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection -
Exhibition History
Shirin Neshat: Facing History, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (May 19 to September 20, 2015) -
Previous custodian or owner
Henri Vever (1854-1942)Francois Mautin (1907-2003) -
Origin
Qazvin?, Iran -
Credit Line
Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler -
Type
Manuscript -
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