Folio from a Divan (collected poems) by Hafiz (d. 1390); recto: text, Poem of wisdom of love, beauty, and celebration of time; verso: illustration and text, Feast of 'id
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Object Details
- Calligrapher
- Sultan Muhammad Nur
- Artist
- Shaykhzade
- Description
- Detached folio from a copy of the Divan (collected poems) by Hafiz (F1932.45) with selections from the work of Ibn Yamin, Omar Khayyam, and Nizami in the margins; text: Persian in black nasta'liq script; headings in white; recto: text: two columns, 12 lines and marginal verses; verso: illustration and text: Feast of 'id; one of a group of 9 detached folios (F 1932.46-54) from the bound manuscript (F1932.45); accessioned separately.
- Border: The text and the painting are set in gold, black, and blue rulings on cream-colored paper.
- Provenance
- To 1931
- Claude Anet (1868-1931), Paris to 1931 [1]
- 1932
- Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962), acquired in Paris, March 21, 1932 [2]
- From 1932
- Freer Gallery of Art, puchased from Hagop Kevorkian in 1932 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] Object file, folder sheet note.
- [2] See Hagop Kevorkian's letter to Mr. Lodge, dated March 25, 1932 Paris, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
- [3] Object file, undated folder sheet note. See also 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)
- Islamic Metalwork in the Freer Gallery of Art (September 27, 1985 to November 17, 1986)
- Near Eastern Ceramics (June 24, 1982 to September 23, 1982)
- Near Eastern Ceramics (May 14, 1981 to May 10, 1985)
- Art of the Court of Shah Tahmasp (December 16, 1979 to August 14, 1980)
- Art of the Near East (August 21, 1977 to December 14, 1979)
- Ceramics from the World of Islam (January 16, 1974 to July 1, 1974)
- Persian Art (January 1, 1963 to September 3, 1963)
- Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 6 and 7 (February 25, 1956 to April 10, 1962)
- Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Manuscripts, Pottery, Metalwork, and Glass (April 12, 1955 to November 21, 1955)
- 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
- Claude Anet (1868-1931)
- Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962)
- Credit Line
- Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
- 1523-24 (930 A.H.)
- Period
- Safavid period
- Accession Number
- F1932.51
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Manuscript
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 30 x 18.9 cm (11 13/16 x 7 7/16 in)
- Origin
- Herat, Afghanistan
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- music
- Safavid period (1501 - 1722)
- eating
- celebration
- poetry
- courtier
- garden
- Afghanistan
- prince
- Arts of the Islamic World
- Record ID
- fsg_F1932.51
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3d37bb58c-28fd-4929-9c93-70764af9cead
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