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

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 with marginal verses; verso: illustration: Chained lion; 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, blue, and red 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 Near Eastern Art—Paintings, Metalwork (August 18, 1967 to February 10, 1972) Claude Anet (1868-1931) Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962)