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Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami; recto: text; verso: text: The twelfth discourse: on the lamentation of fortune

Catalog Data

Medium:
Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 26.4 x 17.2 cm (10 3/8 x 6 3/4 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
Khurasan, Iran
Date:
circa 1575
Period:
Safavid period
Description:
Detached folio from a dispersed copy of Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami; text: Persian in black and white nasta'liq script on gold-flecked paper; recto: text, two columns, eleven lines; verso: The twelfth discourse: on the lamentation of fortune; two columns, ten lines, illuminated heading; one of the group of four folios.
Border: The recto is set in gold, red, purple and blue rulings on blue paper with flowers, birds, and marginal cartouches stenciled in white. The verso is set in gold, purple and blue rulings on cream-colored paper with animal and floral motifs and marginal cartouches painted in gold.
Collection:
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Topic:
stenciling  Search this
flower  Search this
Safavid period (1501 - 1722)  Search this
poetry  Search this
Khamsa  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Henri Vever collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S1986.383
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3f9c7b2f9-d63b-4335-a1b8-01902139e46c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S1986.383