Object Details
- Calligrapher
- Ala'uddin Muhammad al-Harawi
- Author
- Amir Khusraw Dihlavi (1253-1325)
- Description
- Detached folio from a dispersed copy of Khamsa (Quintet) by Amir Khusraw Dihlavi; text: Persian in black nasta'liq script; recto: text, four columns, nineteen lines; verso: Amir Khusraw presents a book of poetry to Ala'uddin Khalji.
- Border: The text and the painting are set in gold, green, and red rulings on gold-sprinkled paper.
- Collection
- Arthur M. Sackler Collection
- Exhibition History
- George Marteau et l'art du livre persan (June 26, 2019 to January 6, 2020)
- Love and Yearning: Mystical and Moral Themes in Persian Painting (August 30, 2003 to February 22, 2004)
- A Jeweler's Eye: Islamic Arts of the Book from the Vever Collection (November 20, 1988 to April 30, 1989)
- Credit Line
- Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler
- 1503-1504
- Period
- Safavid period
- Accession Number
- S1986.213
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Manuscript
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (overall): 30.5 x 19.5 cm (12 x 7 11/16 in)
- Origin
- Balkh, Afghanistan
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- Safavid period (1501 - 1722)
- poetry
- Khamsa
- Afghanistan
- Iran
- Arts of the Islamic World
- Henri Vever collection
- gift giving
- Record ID
- fsg_S1986.213
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye38e33f205-eb32-4af4-b569-1124e49c83d8
