Medium:

Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 24.1 x 14.3 cm (9 1/2 x 5 5/8 in)

Type:

Manuscript

Origin:

Iran

Date:

19th century

Description:

Detached folio from a dispersed copy of a Divan (collected poems) by Hafiz; text: Persian in black nasta'liq script; recto: Prince and Princess listen to musicians; verso: text, two columns, fourteen lines; one of a group of two folios.

Border: The text is set in red and blue rulings on cream-colored paper.

Collection:

Arthur M. Sackler Collection

Topic:

music  Search this

zither  Search this

forgery  Search this

percussion instrument  Search this

Iran  Search this

prince  Search this

princess  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:

S1986.471

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye35a7d48cb-d863-4911-9bdc-6a57638ed4ac

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_S1986.471