Sufi riding a leopard from a Bustan (Orchard) by Sa'di (1291)

Object Details

Previous custodian or owner: Henri Vever (1854-1942); Arsène Aftandil; Francois Mautin (French, born 1907)
Provenance: To 1912; Arsène Aftandil. [1]; From 1912 to 1942; Henri Vever (1854-1942), Paris and Noyers, France, purchased from Arsène Aftandil on June 22, 1912. [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. 399. See also Glen D. Lowry and Susan Nemazee, "Appendix 2: Ledger of Acquisitions, 1894 and 1907-17" in A Jeweler’s Eye: Islamic Arts of the Book from the Vever Collection (Washington, DC: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1988), p. 232.; [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.

Credit Line: Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler

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Topic: Safavid period (1501 - 1722); Bustan; Iran; Arts of the Islamic World; Henri Vever collection; WWII-era provenance

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