Folio of Calligraphy
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Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
16th century -
Geography
Uzbekistan -
Material
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper -
Dimension
H x W (inner calligraphy panel): 18.6 × 8.7 cm (7 5/16 × 3 7/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1939.50b -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1939.50b
Object Details
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Calligrapher
Mir Ali Haravi (died ca. 1550) -
Description
Detached folio from a dispersed album.An illuminated qita' (poetic fragment); Persian in black nasta'liq script; signed by Mir Ali. verso (F1939.50a): painting: A portrait of Abd al-Rahim Khan Khanan; side panel texts in Persian black nasta'liq script.Border: recto (F1939.50b): the calligraphy panel is set in red, gold, and black rulings in an inner frame of calligraphy panels, and a gold floral outer frame, mounted on a paperboard with multicolored flowers and marginal medallions. verso: the painting is set in gold and purple rulings in an inner frame of calligraphic panels and a gold outer frame with floral motifs mounted on a paperboard with gold flowers on a blue ground. -
Signatures
Calligraphy: signed by Mir Ali -
Inscriptions
Recto: "Poor, lowly Mir Ali."Verso: "Work by Hashim."Verso: "Work by Hashim." -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Engaging the Senses (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)Nasta’liq: The Genius of Persian Calligraphy (September 13, 2014 to May 3, 2015)Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016)South and South East Asian Art (May 9, 1993 to February 7, 2000)The Imperial Image: Painting for the Mughal Court (September 25, 1981 to 30 March 1982) -
Origin
Uzbekistan -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Manuscript -
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