Artist:

Rustam Ali  Search this

Author:

Jami (died 1492)  Search this

Medium:

Ink, opaque watercolor 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:

8 August 1556 (Shaw wal 963)

Period:

Safavid period

Description:

Folio of text from a manuscript of the Haft awrang (Seven thrones).

Colophon from the poem "Tufhat al-Ahrar" ("The Gift of the Nobles")-fols.200b-224b, composed in 886/1481. The colophon gives the name of the scribe, Rustam 'Ali, and the date first of Shawwal 963 (August 8th, 1556).

Folio 224 part of signature of folios 219-226.

Folio 224 attached to folio 221.

Inscriptions:

Translation of the colophon:

Translation of the colophon:

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:

Untitled Exhibition, Institute of Fine Arts, Detroit, 1930 (1930)

Previous custodian or owner:

Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962)

Topic:

Safavid period (1501 - 1722)  Search this

poetry  Search this

nasta'liq script  Search this

illumination  Search this

Iran  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:

F1946.12.224

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye372e852c7-af0a-4c2e-a879-ae1de6751549

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1946.12.224