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An Unbroken Line: Josh Berer and Mariam Lodin Share the Art of Islamic Calligraphy

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Blog posts
Published Date:
Wed, 20 Sep 2023 18:36:00 GMT
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
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Data Source:
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Folio from a Qur'an, sura 21:105-112; sura 22:1-12

Medium:
Ink, color and gold on parchment
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 22.5 x 29.7 cm (8 7/8 x 11 11/16 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
North Africa or Near East
Date:
9th century
Period:
Abbasid period
Topic:
Islam  Search this
Abbasid period (750 - 1258)  Search this
Qur'an  Search this
kufic script  Search this
West Asia  Search this
North Africa  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
sura 21  Search this
sura 22  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1929.71
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On View:
Freer Gallery 03: Engaging the Senses
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Detached folio from a Qur'an, sura 34:54; sura 35:1-3

Medium:
Ink, color and gold on parchment
Dimensions:
H x W: 12.2 x 16 cm (4 13/16 x 6 5/16 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
probably Iran
Date:
10th century
Period:
Abbasid period
Topic:
Islam  Search this
Abbasid period (750 - 1258)  Search this
Qur'an  Search this
eastern kufic script  Search this
illumination  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
sura 34  Search this
sura 35  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1932.55
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Freer Gallery 03: Engaging the Senses
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Brass Incense burner

Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 31.5 x 21.2 x 40.8 cm (12 3/8 x 8 3/8 x 16 1/16 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
8th-9th century
Period:
Abbasid period
Topic:
bird  Search this
eagle  Search this
lion  Search this
gazelle  Search this
Abbasid period (750 - 1258)  Search this
incense  Search this
Egypt  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1952.1
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Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 38, verses 87-88; sura 39, verse 1

Medium:
Ink, color and gold on parchment
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 23.9 x 33.6 cm (9 7/16 x 13 1/4 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
North Africa or Near East
Date:
8th-9th century
Period:
Abbasid period
Topic:
Islam  Search this
Abbasid period (750 - 1258)  Search this
Qur'an  Search this
kufic script  Search this
West Asia  Search this
North Africa  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1930.60
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Folio from a copy of the De Materia Medica by Dioscorides (ca. 40-90 C.E.); recto: Two physicians cutting a plant; verso: text

Calligrapher:
Abdallah ibn al-Fadl  Search this
Author:
Pedanius Dioscorides (died 90 CE)  Search this
Medium:
Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 33 x 24.9 cm (13 x 9 13/16 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
Baghdad, Iraq
Date:
1224 (621 A.H.)
Period:
Abbasid period
Topic:
plant  Search this
Abbasid period (750 - 1258)  Search this
medicine  Search this
De Materia Medica  Search this
naskh script  Search this
Iraq  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
botany  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1938.1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
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Folio from a Qur'an, Sura 48, verse 15

Medium:
Detached folio; ink and color on parchment
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 23.7 x 33.3 cm (9 5/16 x 13 1/8 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
North Africa or Near East
Date:
8th-9th century
Period:
Abbasid period
Topic:
Islam  Search this
Abbasid period (750 - 1258)  Search this
Qur'an  Search this
West Asia  Search this
North Africa  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1930.61
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Usage conditions apply
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
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Folio from a Qur'an, Sura 48:27-29

Medium:
Ink and color on parchment
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 23.9 x 33.3 cm (9 7/16 x 13 1/8 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
North Africa or Near East
Date:
8th-9th century
Period:
Abbasid period
Topic:
Islam  Search this
Abbasid period (750 - 1258)  Search this
Qur'an  Search this
West Asia  Search this
North Africa  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
sura 48  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1930.62
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Folio from a Qur'an, Sura 48:26-27

Medium:
Ink, color, and gold on parchment
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 23.8 x 33.3 cm (9 3/8 x 13 1/8 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
North Africa or Near East
Date:
8th-9th century
Period:
Abbasid period
Topic:
Islam  Search this
Abbasid period (750 - 1258)  Search this
Qur'an  Search this
kufic script  Search this
West Asia  Search this
North Africa  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
sura 48  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1930.63
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edanmdm:fsg_F1930.63

Folio from a Qur'an, Sura 48:6-9

Medium:
Ink, color, and gold on parchment
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 23.8 x 33.7 cm (9 3/8 x 13 1/4 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
North Africa or Near East
Date:
8th-9th century
Period:
Abbasid period
Topic:
Islam  Search this
Abbasid period (750 - 1258)  Search this
Qur'an  Search this
West Asia  Search this
North Africa  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
sura 48  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1930.64
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edanmdm:fsg_F1930.64

Folio from a Qur'an, Sura 38:80-86

Medium:
Ink, color, and gold on parchment
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 23.7 x 33.6 cm (9 5/16 x 13 1/4 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
North Africa or Near East
Date:
8th-9th century
Period:
Abbasid period
Topic:
Islam  Search this
Abbasid period (750 - 1258)  Search this
Qur'an  Search this
kufic script  Search this
West Asia  Search this
North Africa  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
sura 38  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1930.66
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Folio from a Qur'an, sura 49:11-12

Medium:
Ink, color, and gold on parchment
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 23.9 x 33.5 cm (9 7/16 x 13 3/16 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
North Africa or Near East
Date:
8th-9th century
Period:
Abbasid period
Topic:
Islam  Search this
Abbasid period (750 - 1258)  Search this
Qur'an  Search this
kufic script  Search this
West Asia  Search this
North Africa  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
sura 49  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1930.67
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edanmdm:fsg_F1930.67

Folio from a Qur'an, Sura 49:1-2

Medium:
Ink, color, and gold on parchment
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 23.9 x 33.2 cm (9 7/16 x 13 1/16 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
North Africa or Near East
Date:
8th-9th century
Period:
Abbasid period
Topic:
Islam  Search this
Abbasid period (750 - 1258)  Search this
Qur'an  Search this
kufic script  Search this
West Asia  Search this
North Africa  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
sura 49  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1930.68
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Usage conditions apply
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye336dd2f9e-6bde-4db8-b070-52df30cb5062
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edanmdm:fsg_F1930.68

Folio from a Qur'an, Sura 48:9-10

Medium:
Ink, color, and gold on parchment
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 23.9 x 33.7 cm (9 7/16 x 13 1/4 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
North Africa or Near East
Date:
8th-9th century
Period:
Abbasid period
Topic:
Islam  Search this
Abbasid period (750 - 1258)  Search this
Qur'an  Search this
kufic script  Search this
West Asia  Search this
North Africa  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
sura 48  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1930.69
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edanmdm:fsg_F1930.69

Folio from a Qur'an, Sura 38:29-31

Medium:
Ink, color, and gold on parchment
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 23.7 x 33.7 cm (9 5/16 x 13 1/4 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
North Africa or Near East
Date:
8th-9th century
Period:
Abbasid period
Topic:
Islam  Search this
Abbasid period (750 - 1258)  Search this
Qur'an  Search this
kufic script  Search this
West Asia  Search this
North Africa  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
sura 38  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1930.70
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3c3a52167-3d0a-4b9a-8a68-90a8ded1a487
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edanmdm:fsg_F1930.70

Detached folio from a Qur'an, sura 35:1, 2

Medium:
Ink, color and gold on parchment
Dimensions:
H x W: 10.7 x 16 cm (4 3/16 x 6 5/16 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
probably Iran
Date:
10th century
Period:
Abbasid period
Topic:
Islam  Search this
Abbasid period (750 - 1258)  Search this
Qur'an  Search this
eastern kufic script  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
sura 35  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1932.56
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Folio from a Qur'an, Sura 34:50-54

Medium:
Ink, color, and gold on parchment
Dimensions:
H x W: 12.4 x 16 cm (4 7/8 x 6 5/16 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
North Africa or Near East
Date:
First half of the 10th century
Period:
Abbasid period
Topic:
Islam  Search this
Abbasid period (750 - 1258)  Search this
Qur'an  Search this
eastern kufic script  Search this
illumination  Search this
West Asia  Search this
North Africa  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
sura 34  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1932.57
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Usage conditions apply
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Cairo Basic. Mashhad Sayyida Ruqayya, Gateway Husayni Mosque, Maus. Imam ash-Shafi, Maus. Abbasid Khalifs

Collection Creator:
Hare, Raymond A.  Search this
Container:
Box 190, Slidebox 6
Type:
Archival materials
Slides
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce and publish an item from the Archives is coordinated through the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery's Rights and Reproductions department. Please contact the Archives in order to initiate this process.
Permission to reproduce and publish an item from the Archives is coordinated through the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery's Rights and Reproductions department. Please contact the Archives in order to initiate this process.
Collection Citation:
Raymond A. Hare Photographs, FSA.A1989.03. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Raymond A. Hare, 1989.
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Raymond A. Hare Photographs / Series 12: Cairo #2
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc3c3a71d7f-9978-4584-86e1-ea30d1c56e45
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-fsa-a1989-03-ref479

Transformative jars Asian ceramic vessels as transcultural enclosures edited by Anna Grasskamp and Anne Gerritsen

Title:
Asian ceramic vessels as transcultural enclosures
Editor:
Grasskamp, Anna  Search this
Gerritsen, Anne  Search this
Physical description:
xvi, 273 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour) 25 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
Asia
Date:
2023
Topic:
Storage jars--History  Search this
Pottery, Asian  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
Storage jars  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1163522

Folio from a copy of the Qur'an

Medium:
Ink, color, and gold on parchment
Type:
Manuscript
Date:
late 9th-early 10th century
Period:
Abbasid period
Topic:
Abbasid period (750 - 1258)  Search this
Qur'an  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
sura 37  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Beatrix von Hoffmann
Accession Number:
F2022.4.1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3eefbc8f3-6462-4ae2-bf69-6a0b88e5da30
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F2022.4.1
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