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Folio from a Gulistan (Rosegarden) by Sa'di; recto: The Qazi of Hamadan in a drunken state; verso: text

Catalog Data

Artist:
Attributed to Lalchand  Search this
Calligrapher:
Sultan 'Ali Mashhadi  Search this
Medium:
Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (page): 24.6 x 16 cm (9 11/16 x 6 5/16 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
Iran and India
Date:
Text dated 1468, illumination ca. 1645
Period:
Mughal dynasty
Provenance:
Shah Tahmasp (reigned 1524-1576), Persia [1]
From at least 1558
Akbar (reigned 1556-1605), India, from at least 1558 [2]
Mughal Imperial Library [3]
From at least 1644
Jahan-ara, daughter of Shah Jahan (reigned 1628-1658), from at least 1644 [4]
Marquis of Bute, England [5]
To 1998
The Art and History Trust, Liechtenstein, to 1998
From 1998
Freer Gallery of Art, given by the Art and History Trust in 1998 [6]
Notes:
[1] According to Curatorial Note 1, Massumeh Farhad, March 16, 1998, in the object record.
[2] See note 1.
[3] See note 1.
[4] See note 1. Shah-Jahan, was the grandson of Akbar.
[5] According to Curatorial Note 4 in the object record.
[6] The Art and History Trust was established in 1991 by Abolala Soudavar and his family of distinguished bibliophiles. Gathered over a period of some thirty years, the collection is presently on long-term loan to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. However, this particular manuscript was given in honor of Ezzat-Malek Soudavar to the Freer Gallery of Art on the occasion of its seventy-fifth anniversary (see Curatorial Note 4, Massumeh Farhad, August 18, 1998, in the object record).
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
East of Eden: Gardens in Asian Art (February 24 to May 13, 2007)
Arts of the Indian Subcontinent and the Himalayas (October 16, 2004 to January 3, 2016)
Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016)
Beyond the Legacy--Anniversary Acquisitions of the Freer Gallery of Art (October 11, 1998 to April 11, 1999)
Art of the Persian Courts: Selections from the Art and History Trust (November 5, 1992 to April 6, 1997)
Previous custodian or owner:
Shah Tahmasp (1524-1576)
Akbar (reigned 1556-1605)
Mughal Imperial Library
The Art and History Trust
Topic:
night  Search this
wine  Search this
drinking  Search this
sleeping  Search this
Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)  Search this
Gulistan  Search this
Iran  Search this
India  Search this
food  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
candle  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of the Art and History Trust in honor of Ezzat-Malek Soudavar
Accession Number:
F1998.5.74
Restrictions & Rights:
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye331c2dffa-6c8b-498e-bd4b-6a8c5b674a4c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1998.5.74