Folio from a Divan (collected poems) by Hafiz (d. 1390); recto: a polo game; verso: text, poem on qualities of the beloved and transience of life

Detached folio from a bound copy of 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 and text: A polo game, verso: text: two columns, 12 lines and marginal verses; one of a group of 9 detached folios (F 1932.46-54) from the bound manuscript (F 1932.45); accessioned separately. Border: The painting and the text 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 Engaging the Senses (October 14, 2017 - ongoing) Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016) 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) Special Exhibition Afghanistan (September 3, 1963 to June 5, 1964) Untitled Exhibition, Persian Paintings and Ceramics (May 5, 1933 to January 9, 1945) Claude Anet (1868-1931) Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962)