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Medium:
Ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 59.5 x 40.4 cm (23 7/16 x 15 7/8 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
Tabriz, Iran
Date:
ca. 1330-1340
Period:
Mongol period, il-Khanid dynasty
Provenance:
Georges Demotte (1877-1923), Paris, France. [1]
To 1942
Henri Vever (1854-1942), Paris and Noyers, France. [2]
From 1942 to 1986
Family member, Paris and Boulogne, France, by inheritance from Henri Vever, Paris and Noyers, France. [3]
From 1986
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, purchased from a family member, Paris and Boulogne, France. [4]
Notes:
[1] See Susan Nemazee, "Appendix 7: Chart of Recent Provenance" in An Annotated and Illustrated Checklist of the Vever Collection, Glenn D. Lowry et al (Washington, DC: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1988), p. 402.
[2] See note 1.
[3] See the Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of the Henri Vever Collection of January 9, 1986, Collections Management Office.
[4] See note 3.
Collection:
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Exhibition History:
The Art of Painting a Story: Narrative Images from Iran (December 22, 1991 to May 10, 1992)
A Jeweler's Eye: Islamic Arts of the Book from the Vever Collection (November 20, 1988 to April 30, 1989)
Previous custodian or owner:
Henri Vever (1854-1942)
Georges Demotte (1877-1923)
Francois Mautin (1907-2003)
Topic:
Shahnama  Search this
Il-Khanid dynasty (1256 - 1353)  Search this
naskh script  Search this
Mongol period (1220 - 1380)  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Henri Vever collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S1986.105.2
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/ye3b43286a6-e2cb-43c3-a493-57ec39a98210
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S1986.105.2