Folio from the Haft awrang (Seven thrones) by Jami (d. 1492); verso: Bandits attack the caravan of Aynie and Ria; recto: text

Folio from the Silsilat al-dhahab (Chain of gold) second daftar from the Haft awrang (Seven thrones) by Jami; text: Persian in black nasta'liq script; recto: text, illuminated headings in black, red and blue, gold column dividers, square panels with diagonal hemistichs and triangular verse illuminations, four columns, eleven lines of text; verso: Bandits attack the caravan of Aynie and Ria; one of a group of 304 folios. Border: The recto is set in multicolored rulings on a paper with birds, flowers and leaves stenciled in pink, outlined in gold; the verso is set in multicolored rulings on cream-colored paper 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 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)