Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami (d.1209); Bahram Gur and the princess in the white pavilion
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Period
circa 1600-1610 -
Geography
Iran -
Material
Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper -
Dimension
H x W: 26.3 x 16.3 cm (10 3/8 x 6 7/16 in) -
Accession Number
S1986.285 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S1986.285
Object Details
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Description
Detached folio from a dispersed copy of Haft paykar from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami; text: Persian in black nasta'liq script; recto: Bahram Gur and the princess in the white pavilion; verso: text, four columns, twenty-three lines; one of a group of three folios.Border: The painting and the text are set in gold, red, and black rulings on cream-colored paper. -
Provenance
From at least 1911Reza Khan Monif, from at least 1911 [1]To 1942Henri Vever (1854-1942), Paris and Noyers, France, to 1942 [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] The object is documented as having appeared in the collection of Reza Khan Monif by at least November 7, 1911. 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. 408.[2] See Glenn D. Lowry et al., An Annotated and Illustrated Checklist of the Vever Collection (Washington, DC: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1988), p. 235, no. 271.[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
Reiza Khan Monif (1850/1851-1923)Henri Vever (1854-1942)Francois 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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