Folio from a Divan (collected poems) by Hafiz (d. 1390); recto: wine shop; verso: text

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; recto: illustration: Wine shop; verso: text: two columns, 12 lines; one of a group of 9 detached folios (F1932.46-54) from the bound manuscript (F1932.45); accessioned separately. Border: The text and the painting are set in gold and blue rulings on cream-colored paper. On the spandrel: "Oh opener of the doors." 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 Art of the Court of Shah Tahmasp (December 16, 1979 to August 14, 1980) Near Eastern Art—Paintings, Pottery (August 18, 1967 to February 10, 1972) Near Eastern Art (June 5, 1964 to August 18, 1967) Persian Art (January 1, 1963 to September 3, 1963) Special Exhibition Afghanistan (September 3, 1963 to June 5, 1964) 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)