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Author:
Jami (died 1492)  Search this
Medium:
Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 27.9 x 17.6 cm (11 x 6 15/16 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
Iran
Date:
17th century?
Period:
Safavid period
Description:
Detached folio from a dispersed copy of Tuhfat al-ahrar (Gift of the free) from the Haftawrang (Seven thrones) by Jami; recto: In Qutb al-Tarig Ghus al- Khalayeg Khajeh Baha al-Meleh val-Din Muhammad al-Bukhari's virtue (known as naghshband, may God sanctify his heart), two columns, fourteen lines; verso: text, two columns, fourteen lines.
Border: The recto is set in gold and blue rulings in an inner frame of gold floral scroll on a blue ground and a pink outer frame on a paper with geometric and floral motifs; the verso is set in gold and blue rulings with a gold floral scroll on cream-colored paper.
Collection:
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Topic:
Safavid period (1501 - 1722)  Search this
poetry  Search this
illumination  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:
S1986.386
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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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/ye3bbe5119d-8a2c-4065-b6b8-f9b0b9ff0116
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S1986.386