Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami (d.1209); recto: illustration: Bahram Gur in the turquoise-blue pavilion on Wednesday; verso: text
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Period
1548 (955 A.H.) -
Geography
Shiraz, Fars, Iran -
Material
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper -
Dimension
H x W: 30.8 x 19.1 cm (12 1/8 x 7 1/2 in) -
Accession Number
F1908.275 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1908.275
Object Details
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Calligrapher
Murshid al-Shirazi -
Description
Folio from the Haft paykar in the Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami; text: Persian in black nasta'liq script; recto: illustration: Bahram Gur in the turquoise-blue pavilion; verso: text: 4 columns, 19 lines; from the manuscript F1908.199.Binding: The folio is bound with the rest of the manuscript in leather over paper pasteboards with doublures of cream-colored paper. -
Provenance
To 1908Tabbagh Frères, Paris, to 1908 [1]From 1908 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Tabbagh Frères, Paris, through the Bauer-Folsom Company, New York, in 1908 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See List of Persian Books and Paintings, S.I. 1592, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. In 1932, F1908.259-.284 were separated from F1908.199 and given their current numbers.[2] See note 1.[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Studies in Connoisseurship 1923-1983 (September 23, 1983 to March 1, 1984)Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 6 and 7 (February 25, 1956 to April 10, 1962)Untitled Exhibition, Persian Paintings and Ceramics (May 5, 1933 to January 9, 1945) -
Previous custodian or owner
Tabbagh Frères (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Shiraz, Fars, Iran -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Manuscript -
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