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Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
H x W: 32.2 x 30 cm (12 11/16 x 11 13/16 in)
Type:
Costume and Textile
Origin:
Iran
Date:
16th century or later
Description:
This fragment depicts a courtly figure leading a prisoner by a rope, repeated three times on two rows. On the upper row the figures moves towards the right while below they face the left. The courtly figure wears a turban wrapped around a tall baton, short-sleeved coat with its hem tucked into a belt, long-sleeved shirt, tight pants, and high boots (or leggings with slipper-like shoes). The prisoner is half-naked and wears a flat turban and a skirt; his ankles are chained together and around his neck is a looped ribbon or cord to which a rope is tied. The couple is surrounded by clusters of leaves and flowering plants and a tree grows next to the courtly figure, its branches filled with blossoms and buds.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Topic:
brocading  Search this
weft patterning  Search this
twill  Search this
tree  Search this
forgery  Search this
warrior  Search this
Iran  Search this
prisoner  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1981.28
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
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/ye3e4e9a934-824c-4970-983c-836f6fa13af4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1981.28