cover image: Folio from a Divan (collected poems) by Awhadi (d. 1338); verso: An encampment; recto: blank page with inscription

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Folio from a Divan (collected poems) by Awhadi (d. 1338); verso: An encampment; recto: blank page with inscription

1615

Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Divan of Awhad al-Din Awhadi Kirmani; flyleaf inscription in Persian, black nasta'liq script; recto: blank page connected to flyleaf, obliterated seal, the name Riza written in hand; verso: right hand-half of a double-page frontispiece with no facing folio, An encampment. Border: The painting is set in gold, blue, and red rulings on a paper with landscape and animal motifs. Recto, Divan of Hakim Awhadi; seals rubbed to near obliteration; Name Reza written in hand. Arthur M. Sackler Collection
afghanistan iran art iranians muslims goat cow cows landscape landscapes tents tent arts of the islamic world henri vever collection safavid period (1501 - 1722) s?afavid dynasty, 1501-1736 divan husayn khan shamlu husayn, shah

Authors

Shah Husayn, Husayn Khan Shamlu

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: 24.9 x 16 cm (9 13/16 x 6 5/16 in)
Place Discussed
Afghanistan
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
Afghanistan
Reference
S1986.203
Rights
Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/64fb04474630d22580c9c458d34366b7

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