Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020); recto: text: he creation of the world, he creation of man, the creation of the sun and moon; verso: text: he Prophet Muhammad, the compilation of the Shahnama, the poet Daqiqi
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Object Details
- Calligrapher
- Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Husayni (known as) Mawsili
- Patron
- Qiwam al-Dawla wa'l-Din
- Description
- Detached folio (left-hand frontispiece) from a dispersed copy of the Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi; text: Persian in black naskh script, headings red, blue and white outlined in black; recto: text, The creation of the world, The creation of man, The creation of the sun and moon, 4 columns, 22 lines; verso: text, Prophet Muhammad, the compilation of the Shahnama, the poet Daqiqi; 4 columns, 30 lines; one of a group of 12 folios. Patron: Qiwam al-Dawla wa'l-Din.
- Border: The recto is set in red and black rulings with an illuminated border; the verso is set in red and black rulings on cream-colored paper.
- Provenance
- Charles Vignier (1863-1934), Paris, France. [1]
- To 1942
- Henri Vever (1854-1942), Paris and Noyers, France. [2]
- From 1942 to 1986
- Family member, Paris and Boulogne, France, by inheritance from Henri Vever, Paris and Noyers, France. [3]
- From 1986
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, purchased from a family member, Paris and Boulogne, France. [4]
- Notes:
- [1] See Susan Nemazee, "Appendix 7: Chart of Recent Provenance" in An Annotated and Illustrated Checklist of the Vever Collection, Glenn D. Lowry et al (Washington, DC: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1988), p. 402.
- [2] See note 1.
- [3] See the Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of the Henri Vever Collection of January 9, 1986, Collections Management Office.
- [4] See note 3.
- Collection
- Arthur M. Sackler Collection
- Exhibition History
- Nasta’liq: The Genius of Persian Calligraphy (September 13, 2014 to May 3, 2015)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Henri Vever (1854-1942)
- Charles Vignier (1863-1934)
- Francois Mautin (1907-2003)
- Credit Line
- Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler
- February 1341 (Ramadan 741 A.H.)
- Period
- Mongol period, Inju dynasty
- Accession Number
- S1986.109
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Manuscript
- Medium
- Ink and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 36.1 x 29.1 cm (14 3/16 x 11 7/16 in)
- Origin
- Shiraz, Iran
- 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
- Shahnama
- illumination
- Mongol period (1220 - 1380)
- Iran
- Arts of the Islamic World
- Henri Vever collection
- epic
- Inju dynasty (1335 - 1357)
- Record ID
- fsg_S1986.109
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye337b5c936-ae31-4ded-b8b5-f4c63926547f
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