Author:

Zakariyya ibn Muhammad al-Qazwini (1203-1283)  Search this

Medium:

Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 32.7 x 22.4 cm (12 7/8 x 8 13/16 in)

Type:

Manuscript

Origin:

Iraq or Eastern Turkey

Date:

early 15th century

Provenance:

To 1945

Friedrich Paul Theodor Sarre (1865-1945). [1]

To 1954

Mme. Maria Sarre, Ascona, Switzerland. [2]

From 1954

Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Dr. Paul Kempner, New York on behalf of Mme. Maria Sarre, Ascona, Switzerland. [3]

Notes:

[1] Object file F1954.33-114, undated folder sheet note 2. “The manuscript was originally acquired by Prof. Friedrich Sarre in Algiers”.

[2] Object file F1954.33-114, undated folder sheet note 1. See also Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office.

[3] See note 2. See also invoice dated July 22, 1954 and correspondences between Dr. Paul Kempner and the Freer Gallery, dated July 21, 1954; copies in object file.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History:

Collection of Friedrich and Maria Sarre (1932)

Previous custodian or owner:

Friedrich Paul Theodor Sarre (1865-1945)

Mme. Maria Sarre (1875-1971)

Topic:

astronomy  Search this

naskh script  Search this

Turkey  Search this

Iraq  Search this

coconut  Search this

lote tree  Search this

Wonders of Creation  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:

F1954.81

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/ye36e7c4c2b-bec7-4a5a-a2c8-971eea503d38

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1954.81