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Folio from a Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) by Jami (d.1492); recto: Yusuf gives a royal banquet in honor of his marriage; verso: text

Catalog Data

Author:
Jami (died 1492)  Search this
Medium:
Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 34.2 x 23.2 cm (13 7/16 x 9 1/8 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
Iran
Date:
1556-1565
Period:
Safavid period
Provenance:
To 1946
Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962), New York. [1]
From 1946
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Hagop Kevorkian, New York. [2]
Notes:
[1] Object file, undated folder sheet note. See also, Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920, Collections Management Office.
[2] See note 1.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Engaging the Senses (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)
Love and Yearning: Mystical and Moral Themes in Persian Painting (August 30, 2003 to February 22, 2004)
Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016)
The Seven Thrones of Jami: A Princely Manuscript from Iran (June 28, 1997 to March 29, 1998)
The Imperial Image: Painting for the Mughal Court (September 25, 1981 to 30 March 1982)
Exhibition of Persian Art (April to May 1940)
Untitled Exhibition, Institute of Fine Arts, Detroit, 1930 (1930)
Previous custodian or owner:
Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962)
Topic:
Safavid period (1501 - 1722)  Search this
marriage  Search this
eating  Search this
poetry  Search this
courtier  Search this
Yusuf  Search this
Zulaykha  Search this
nasta'liq script  Search this
illumination  Search this
Iran  Search this
cleric  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1946.12.132
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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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/ye3c5763531-c57b-4452-98b1-42890b561b2b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1946.12.132