string(23) "edanmdm:fsg_F1946.12.57" Folio from the Silsilat al-dhahab (Chain of gold) in the Haft awrang (Seven thrones) by Jami (d.1492) - National Museum of Asian Art
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Folio from the Silsilat al-dhahab (Chain of gold) in the Haft awrang (Seven thrones) by Jami (d.1492)

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At A Glance

  • Period

    1556-1565

  • Geography

    Iran

  • Material

    Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

  • Dimension

    H x W: 34.2 x 23.2 cm (13 7/16 x 9 1/8 in)

  • Accession Number

    F1946.12.57

  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1946.12.57

Object Details

  • Author

    Jami (died 1492)

  • Description

    Folio from the Silsilat al-dhahab (Chain of gold) second daftar from the Haft awrang (Seven thrones) by Jami; text: Persian in black nasta'liq script; recto-verso: text; illuminated headings in black, red and blue; gold column dividers; four columns, twenty-one lines of text; one of a group of 304 folios.
    Border: The recto and the verso are set in multicolored rulings on a pink ground with gold floral motifs.

  • Provenance

    To 1946
    Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962), New York. [1]
    From 1946
    Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Hagop Kevorkian, New York. [2]
    Notes:
    [1] Object file, undated folder sheet note. See also, Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920, Collections Management Office.
    [2] See note 1.

  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection

  • Exhibition History

    Untitled Exhibition, Institute of Fine Arts, Detroit, 1930 (1930)

  • Previous custodian or owner

    Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962)

  • Origin

    Iran

  • Credit Line

    Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

  • Type

    Manuscript

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