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Catalog Data

Medium:
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 15.2 x 8.1 cm (6 x 3 3/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Iran
Date:
late 16th-early 17th century
Period:
Safavid period
Provenance:
To 1931
Kirkor Minassian, New York to 1931 [1]
From 1931
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Kirkor Minassian, New York in 1931 [2]
Notes:
[1] Object file, undated folder sheet note.
[2] See note 1. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Near Eastern Ceramics (May 14, 1981 to May 10, 1985)
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)
Special Exhibition (February 9, 1954 to April 20, 1954)
Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Paintings (May 1, 1945 to September 25, 1947)
Untitled Exhibition, Persian Paintings and Ceramics (May 5, 1933 to January 9, 1945)
Untitled Exhibition, Shahnama and Chinese Art (March 24, 1930 to May 5, 1933)
Previous custodian or owner:
Kirkor Minassian (1874-1944)
Topic:
portrait  Search this
Safavid period (1501 - 1722)  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1931.13
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
See more items in:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye32f152ffa-2616-4d9c-849b-d8d16bb0ecd3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1931.13