Folio from a Guy u Chawgan (The ball and the polo-mallet) by Arifi (d.1449); recto: text; verso: A polo game: the dervish and the shah on the polo field
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Period
late 16th century -
Geography
Iran or Turkey -
Material
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper -
Dimension
H x W: 19.4 x 12.3 cm (7 5/8 x 4 13/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1935.19 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1935.19
Object Details
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Calligrapher
Shah Mahmud al-Nishapuri -
Description
Bound folio within the manuscript: Guy u Chawgan (The ball and the polo-mallet); recto: text; verso: A polo game, the dervish and the shah on the polo field; folios: F1935.19 and F1935.20 are parts of the manuscript (F1935.18) which have been accessioned separately.Border: The painting is set in red and blue rulings on cream-colored paper. -
Provenance
To 1935Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962), New York. [1]From 1935Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Hagop Kevorkian, New York. [2]Notes:[1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.[2] See note 1. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Special Exhibition (February 9, 1954 to April 20, 1954)Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Arts, 1947 (October 6, 1947 to February 25, 1956)Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Paintings (May 1, 1945 to September 25, 1947)Untitled Exhibition, Persian Paintings and Ceramics (May 5, 1933 to January 9, 1945) -
Previous custodian or owner
Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962) -
Origin
Iran or Turkey -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Manuscript -
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