4 reed pens, N.E. style

Object Details

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Exhibition History

  The Art of the Qur’an: Treasures from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts (October 22, 2016 to February 20, 2017)

  Variations on a Script: Islamic Calligraphy from the Vever Collection (February 18 to September 16, 1990)

• Origin

  United States

• Type

  Tool and Equipment

• Restrictions and Rights

  Usage Conditions Apply

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• Related Resources

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• Place

  United States

• Topic

  Art, American Art, Writing, Bamboo

• Culture

  Americans

• Object Type

  Tools and equipment