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The Arrival of a Prince

Artist:
Jan Quli  Search this
Medium:
Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 24.5 x 16.2 cm (9 5/8 x 6 3/8 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Bijapur, Maharashtra state, India
Date:
ca. 1600
Period:
Adil Shahi dynasty
Topic:
dervish  Search this
Adil Shahi dynasty (1489 - 1686)  Search this
India  Search this
fly whisk  Search this
prince  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1954.25
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
On View:
Freer Gallery 01: Body Image: Arts of the Indian Subcontinent
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye37c3c34d2-5bb1-40de-bf9a-c41b0595dfb2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1954.25

A Dervish dance

Artist:
Mirza Muhammad al-Hasani  Search this
Medium:
Ink, color and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (painting): 17.2 × 9.9 cm (6 3/4 × 3 7/8 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Isfahan, Iran
Date:
1613
Period:
Safavid period
Topic:
dance  Search this
Safavid period (1501 - 1722)  Search this
dervish  Search this
percussion instrument  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1907.157
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye31158eb27-ca74-4933-b12c-aad4e654b1a1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1907.157
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Bowman, musician and dervish from the Kevorkian album

Medium:
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 38.4 x 26.4 cm (15 1/8 x 10 3/8 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
India
Date:
19th century
Period:
Mughal dynasty, Reign of Jahangir
Topic:
flower  Search this
dervish  Search this
lute  Search this
Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)  Search this
Reign of Jahangir (1605 - 1627)  Search this
nasta'liq script  Search this
bow  Search this
India  Search this
musician  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1948.21b
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3572212c9-98f1-4d18-b6d1-e19d1e9f46e3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1948.21b

[Three Views] Soudanaise; La danse des Derviches; Ecole Arabe

Creator:
A. Salmona  Search this
Extent:
1 Postcard (lithograph., col., 9 x 14 cm.)
Container:
Volume 1
Culture:
Dervishes  Search this
Sudanese  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Africa
Egypt
Date:
[ca. 1901]
Scope and Contents:
Printed caption on recto reads: "Soudanaise. La danse des Derviches. Ecole Arabe."
Translated caption reads: "Sudanese; The Dance of the Dervishes; Arab School."
Additional printed text on recto reads: "A. Salmona Editeur." Item number on recto: "6165."
Manuscript date and message on recto; address and postmarks on verso.
Local Numbers:
EEPA UA-20-07
General:
Title source: Postcard caption.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Portrait photography  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Collection Citation:
African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA UA 2012-001-0148
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African Postcard Collection
African Postcard Collection / Series 15: Egypt (UA)
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo744913f6a-5228-4448-92cb-3967ec4989fb
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref8320

the Guy u Chawgan (The ball and the polo-mallet) by Arifi (d.1449)

Calligrapher:
Shah Mahmud Nishapuri  Search this
Medium:
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 25 x 17.5 cm (9 13/16 x 6 7/8 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
Tabriz, Iran
Date:
1546 (953 A.H.)
Period:
Safavid period
Topic:
polo  Search this
Safavid period (1501 - 1722)  Search this
dervish  Search this
poetry  Search this
nasta'liq script  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1935.18
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3c080265a-8ee2-4ac8-8bce-2a83248b4a78
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1935.18
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Folio from a Guy u Chawgan (The ball and the polo-mallet) by Arifi (d.1449); recto: text; verso: A polo game: the dervish and the shah on the polo field

Calligrapher:
Shah Mahmud al-Nishapuri  Search this
Medium:
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 19.4 x 12.3 cm (7 5/8 x 4 13/16 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
Iran or Turkey
Date:
late 16th century
Topic:
polo  Search this
Safavid period (1501 - 1722)  Search this
game playing  Search this
dervish  Search this
percussion instrument  Search this
reed instrument  Search this
Turkey  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1935.19
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3d5b21b38-958d-4f6d-8114-da895b209730
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1935.19
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Folio from a Guy u chawgan (The ball and the polo-mallet) by Arifi (d. 1449): The dervish and the shah on the polo field: A scene in a polo field

Calligrapher:
Shah Mahmud Nishapuri  Search this
Medium:
Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 19.5 x 12.2 cm (7 11/16 x 4 13/16 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
Iran or Turkey
Date:
late 16th century
Period:
Safavid period
Topic:
polo  Search this
Ottoman period (1307 - 1922)  Search this
Safavid period (1501 - 1722)  Search this
game playing  Search this
dervish  Search this
Turkey  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1935.20
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3f60ea3f6-2982-49c8-b804-d879da31e262
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1935.20

Folio from the Silsilat al-dhahab (Chain of gold) in the Haft awrang (Seven thrones) by Jami (d. 1492); recto: The dervish picks up his beloved's hair from the hammam floor; verso: text

Author:
Jami (died 1492)  Search this
Medium:
Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 34.2 x 23.2 cm (13 7/16 x 9 1/8 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
Iran
Date:
1556-1565
Period:
Safavid period
Topic:
Safavid period (1501 - 1722)  Search this
dervish  Search this
poetry  Search this
nasta'liq script  Search this
illumination  Search this
India  Search this
Haft awrang  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1946.12.59
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3cb96db51-32aa-458c-9117-00452ffa6018
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1946.12.59

Dervish in landscape smoking a pipe

Artist:
Muhammad Muhsin  Search this
Medium:
Ink and color on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (drawing): 16.8 × 9.4 cm (6 5/8 × 3 11/16 in)
Type:
Drawing
Origin:
Iran
Date:
1630s-1640s
Period:
Safavid period
Topic:
landscape  Search this
Safavid period (1501 - 1722)  Search this
dervish  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1947.23
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3a892d0a8-7eae-47a4-b7b6-b5fadc129865
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1947.23

Dervish blowing horn

Medium:
Ink and color on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 13.3 x 7.7 cm (5 1/4 x 3 1/16 in)
Type:
Drawing
Origin:
Probably Isfahan, Iran
Date:
1600-1650
Period:
Safavid period
Topic:
Safavid period (1501 - 1722)  Search this
dervish  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1953.18
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3f9014e41-d104-4752-88fb-e2633de47a16
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1953.18

Dervish/Bartinado in Persia

Artist:
Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, born Manlius Square, NY 1814-died Toledo, OH 1889  Search this
Medium:
pencil and colored pencil on paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 7 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. (19.0 x 26.0 cm)
Type:
Drawing
Date:
n.d.
Topic:
Figure group\male  Search this
State of being\evil\torture  Search this
Religion\Islam  Search this
Landscape\Persia  Search this
Persian\Dervish  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Martha F. Butler
Object number:
1991.56.109
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7966c7620-f6c5-4f0c-9471-5efb1b7179b1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1991.56.109

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