Two ladies carry flowers

Detached album folio; text: Persian in black nasta'liq script; recto: Two ladies carry flowers; verso: calligraphic panel; two couplets, signed by Ali. Border: The recto is set in gold rulings surrounded by a black floral scroll on cream-colored paper; the verso is set in gold and black rulings with a green floral and leaf scroll, and a narrow band of red and gold on cream-colored paper. Reverse: The poor sinful Ali From at least 1932 Indjoudjian Collection, Paris, from at least 1932 [1] To 1942 Henri Vever (1854-1942), Paris and Noyers, France, to 1942 [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] The object is documented as having appeared in the Indjoudjian Collection by at least December 19, 1932. 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. 411. [2] See Glenn D. Lowry et al., An Annotated and Illustrated Checklist of the Vever Collection (Washington, DC: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1988), p. 350, no. 425. [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. Arthur M. Sackler Collection Indjoudjian Freres Henri Vever (1854-1942) Francois Mautin (1907-2003)