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Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami (d.1209); verso: illustration: Bahram Gur visits the princess in the sandal pavilion; recto: text

National Museum of Asian Art

Object Details

Calligrapher
Murshid al-Shirazi
Description
Folio from Haft paykar in Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami; text: Persian in black nasta'liq script; recto: text: 4 columns, 13 lines; verso: illustration: Bahram Gur visits the princess in the sandal wood pavilion; from the manuscript F1908.199.
Binding: The folio is bound with the rest of the manuscript in brown leather over paper pasteboards with doublures of cream-colored paper.
Provenance
To 1908
Tabbagh Frères, Paris, to 1908 [1]
From 1908 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Tabbagh Frères, Paris, through the Bauer-Folsom Company, New York, in 1908 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See List of Persian Books and Paintings, S.I. 1592, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. In 1932, F1908.259-.284 were separated from F1908.199 and given their current numbers.
[2] See note 1.
[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History
Studies in Connoisseurship 1923-1983 (September 23, 1983 to March 1, 1984)
Persian Art (January 1, 1963 to September 3, 1963)
Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 6 and 7 (February 25, 1956 to April 10, 1962)
Untitled Exhibition, Persian Paintings and Ceramics (May 5, 1933 to January 9, 1945)
Previous custodian or owner
Tabbagh Frères (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
1548 (955 A.H.)
Period
Safavid period
Accession Number
F1908.276
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Manuscript
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
H x W (overall): 31.1 x 19.7 cm (12 1/4 x 7 3/4 in)
Origin
Shiraz, Fars, Iran
On View
Freer Gallery 04: Engaging the Senses
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Topic
music
Safavid period (1501 - 1722)
lute
pavilion
percussion instrument
harp
nasta'liq script
Iran
princess
Bahram Gur
Arts of the Islamic World
Charles Lang Freer collection
Record ID
fsg_F1908.276
Metadata Usage (text)
Usage conditions apply
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye38da29c0c-810f-4540-a6a6-842e1f657b7e

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