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Folio from a Haft awrang (Seven thrones) by Jami (d.1492); verso: the Aziz and Zulaykha enter the capital of Egypt and the Egyptians come out to greet them; recto: text

Catalog Data

Author:
Jami (died 1492)  Search this
Medium:
Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 34.2 x 23.2 cm (13 7/16 x 9 1/8 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
Iran
Date:
1556-1565
Period:
Safavid period
Provenance:
To 1946
Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962), New York. [1]
From 1946
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Hagop Kevorkian, New York. [2]
Notes:
[1] Object file, undated folder sheet note. See also, Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920, Collections Management Office.
[2] See note 1.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016)
The Seven Thrones of Jami: A Princely Manuscript from Iran (June 28, 1997 to March 29, 1998)
Exhibition of Persian Art (April to May 1940)
Untitled Exhibition, Institute of Fine Arts, Detroit, 1930 (1930)
Previous custodian or owner:
Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962)
Topic:
camel  Search this
Safavid period (1501 - 1722)  Search this
woman  Search this
marriage  Search this
poetry  Search this
palace  Search this
percussion instrument  Search this
Yusuf  Search this
Zulaykha  Search this
nasta'liq script  Search this
illumination  Search this
kemanche  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
minaret  Search this
tanbur  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1946.12.100
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Google Cultural Institute
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye37ba91009-bb6c-41a4-bb9c-fd1824f66551
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1946.12.100