Author:

Zakariyya ibn Muhammad al-Qazwini (d. 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:

dog  Search this

naskh script  Search this

Turkey  Search this

Iraq  Search this

Wonders of Creation  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:

F1954.97

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/ye3039a71e2-43b7-466b-8ffd-2ce6ba8ad9d0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1954.97