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Calligrapher:
Muhhib Ali  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:
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:
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
Yusuf  Search this
Zulaykha  Search this
nasta'liq script  Search this
illumination  Search this
India  Search this
Haft awrang  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1946.12.92
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
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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/ye3196736f4-95d3-4fdc-ad1b-0154bc1c7601
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1946.12.92