Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020); verso: Kay Kavus and his flying machine; recto: text: Kay Kavus' flight to the sky
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Period
circa 1590-1600 -
Geography
Iran -
Material
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper -
Dimension
H x W: 32.2 x 20.8 cm (12 11/16 x 8 3/16 in) -
Accession Number
S1986.260 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S1986.260
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; recto: text, Kay Kavus' flight to the sky, four columns, twenty-five lines; verso: illustration and text, Kay Kavus and his flying machine; one of a group of twenty-five folios.Border: The painting is set in red, gold and blue rulings on paper with floral motifs; the text is set in red, gold and blue rulings on cream-colored paper. -
Provenance
To 1910Reza Khan Monif, Paris, France. [1]From 1910 to 1942Henri Vever (1854-1942), Paris and Noyers, France, purchased from Reza Khan Monif, Paris, France on October 14, 1910. [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. See also Glen D. Lowry and Susan Nemazee, "Appendix 2: Ledger of Acquisitions, 1894 and 1907-17" in A Jeweler’s Eye: Islamic Arts of the Book from the Vever Collection (Washington, DC: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1988), p. 230.[2] See note 1.[3] See the Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of the Henri Vever Collection of January 9, 1986, Collections Management Office.[4] See note 3. -
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection -
Previous custodian or owner
Henri Vever (1854-1942)Reiza Khan MonifFrancois Mautin (1907-2003) -
Origin
Iran -
Credit Line
Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler -
Type
Manuscript -
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