cover image: Folio from a Divan (collected poems) by Hafiz (d. 1390); recto: text, Poem of wisdom of love, beauty, and celebration of time; verso: illustration and text, Feast of 'id

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Folio from a Divan (collected poems) by Hafiz (d. 1390); recto: text, Poem of wisdom of love, beauty, and celebration of time; verso: illustration and text, Feast of 'id

1523

Detached folio from a copy of the Divan (collected poems) by Hafiz (F1932.45) with selections from the work of Ibn Yamin, Omar Khayyam, and Nizami in the margins; text: Persian in black nasta'liq script; headings in white; recto: text: two columns, 12 lines and marginal verses; verso: illustration and text: Feast of 'id; one of a group of 9 detached folios (F 1932.46-54) from the bound manuscript (F1932.45); accessioned separately. Border: The text and the painting are set in gold, black, and blue rulings on cream-colored paper. To 1931 Claude Anet (1868-1931), Paris to 1931 [1] 1932 Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962), acquired in Paris, March 21, 1932 [2] From 1932 Freer Gallery of Art, puchased from Hagop Kevorkian in 1932 [3] Notes: [1] Object file, folder sheet note. [2] See Hagop Kevorkian's letter to Mr. Lodge, dated March 25, 1932 Paris, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. [3] Object file, undated folder sheet note. See also Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office. Freer Gallery of Art Collection Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016) Islamic Metalwork in the Freer Gallery of Art (September 27, 1985 to November 17, 1986) Near Eastern Ceramics (June 24, 1982 to September 23, 1982) Near Eastern Ceramics (May 14, 1981 to May 10, 1985) Art of the Court of Shah Tahmasp (December 16, 1979 to August 14, 1980) Art of the Near East (August 21, 1977 to December 14, 1979) Ceramics from the World of Islam (January 16, 1974 to July 1, 1974) Persian Art (January 1, 1963 to September 3, 1963) Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 6 and 7 (February 25, 1956 to April 10, 1962) Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Manuscripts, Pottery, Metalwork, and Glass (April 12, 1955 to November 21, 1955) Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Arts, 1947 (October 6, 1947 to February 25, 1956) Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Paintings (May 1, 1945 to September 25, 1947) Untitled Exhibition, Persian Paintings and Ceramics (May 5, 1933 to January 9, 1945) Claude Anet (1868-1931) Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962)
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Authors

Sultan Muhammad Nur, Shaykhzade

Collection
Google Cultural Institute Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Dates
Safavid period
Format
Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
Pages
H x W: 30 x 18.9 cm (11 13/16 x 7 7/16 in)
Place Discussed
Afghanistan
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
Afghanistan
Reference
F1932.51
Rights
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/70b7baa26a1d7f05d7374034d8424c88

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