Folio of Calligraphy
Terms of Use
Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
ca. 1540-1550 -
Geography
Herat, Afghanistan -
Material
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on colored paper -
Dimension
H x W: 24.5 x 16 cm (9 5/8 x 6 5/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1929.65 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1929.65
Object Details
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Artist
Kamal al-Din Ikhtiyar (died 974 A.H.) -
Description
Page of calligraphy; text: Persian and Arabic in white, red, and black ta'liq script set against a blue ground embellished with gold floral motifs; signed by Kamal-al-Din Ikhtiyar al-munshi al-sultani; one of a group of three folios.Border: The text is set in gold, blue, and black rulings on gold-sprinkled paper. -
Inscriptions
Written by the poor miserable slave Ikhtiyar, the royal scribe.Written by the poor miserable slave Ikhtiyar, the royal scribe. -
Provenance
To 1929Kirkor Minassian, New York to 1929 [1]From 1929Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Kirkor Minassian, New York on April 5, 1929 [2]Notes:[1] Object file, undated folder sheet note.[2] See note 1. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016)Art of the Court of Shah Tahmasp (December 16, 1979 to August 14, 1980)Near Eastern Art--Calligraphy (August 18, 1967 to February 10, 1972)Near Eastern Art (January 1, 1963 to August 18, 1967)Untitled Exhibition, Persian and Near Eastern Art (May 5, 1933 to September 24, 1947)Untitled Exhibition, South Asian and Persian Art (March 24, 1930 to March 14, 1931) -
Previous custodian or owner
Kirkor Minassian (1874-1944) -
Origin
Herat, Afghanistan -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Manuscript -
Restrictions and Rights
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