Page of calligraphy; Persian in black nasta'liq script set against a blue-tinted ground; embellished with rectangular illuminated panels; recto: text, 10 lines; verso: text, An anecdote from Gulistan (The rose garden) by Sa'di, 10 lines.
Border: The text is set in purple, gold and blue rulings on salmon colored paper with landscape and animal motifs.
Provenance:
To 1931
Kirkor Minassian, New York to 1931 [1]
From 1931
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Kirkor Minassian, New York in 1931 [2]
Notes:
[1] Object file, undated folder sheet note.
[2] See note 1. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016)