Folio from the Haft awrang (Seven thrones) by Jami (d. 1492); recto: The wise old man chides a foolish youth; verso: text

Folio from the Silsilat al-dhahab (Chain of gold) from the Haft awrang (Seven thrones) by Jami; text: Persian in black nasta'liq script; recto: The wise old man chides a foolish youth, seal impression; verso: text; illuminated headings in red and blue; gold column dividers; four columns, twenty-one lines of text; one of a group of 304 folios. Border: The recto and the verso are set in multicolored rulings on a cream ground with gold floral motifs. To 1946 Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962), New York. [1] From 1946 Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Hagop Kevorkian, New York. [2] Notes: [1] Object file, undated folder sheet note. See also, Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920, Collections Management Office. [2] See note 1. Freer Gallery of Art Collection Engaging the Senses (October 14, 2017 - ongoing) Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016) The Seven Thrones of Jami: A Princely Manuscript from Iran (June 28, 1997 to March 29, 1998) Exhibition of Persian Art (April to May 1940) Untitled Exhibition, Institute of Fine Arts, Detroit, 1930 (1930) Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962)