Calligrapher:

Shah Mahmud al-Nishapuri  Search this

Medium:

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 19.4 x 12.3 cm (7 5/8 x 4 13/16 in)

Type:

Manuscript

Origin:

Iran or Turkey

Date:

late 16th century

Description:

Bound folio within the manuscript: Guy u Chawgan (The ball and the polo-mallet); recto: text; verso: A polo game, the dervish and the shah on the polo field; folios: F1935.19 and F1935.20 are parts of the manuscript (F1935.18) which have been accessioned separately.

Border: The painting is set in red and blue rulings on cream-colored paper.

Provenance:

To 1935

Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962), New York. [1]

From 1935

Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Hagop Kevorkian, New York. [2]

Notes:

[1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

[2] See note 1.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History:

Special Exhibition (February 9, 1954 to April 20, 1954)

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:

Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962)

Topic:

polo  Search this

Safavid period (1501 - 1722)  Search this

game playing  Search this

dervish  Search this

percussion instrument  Search this

reed instrument  Search this

Turkey  Search this

Iran  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:

F1935.19

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/ye3d5b21b38-958d-4f6d-8114-da895b209730

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1935.19