Folio from a Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) by Jami (d.1492); recto: Majnun approaches the camp of Layli's caravan; verso: text
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Object Details
- Author
- Jami (died 1492)
- Provenance
- To 1946
- Hagop Kevorkian (1872 - 1962), New York to 1946. [1]
- From 1946
- Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Hagop Kevorkian, New York in 1946. [2]
- Notes:
- [1] Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.
- [2] See note.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- Love and Yearning: Mystical and Moral Themes in Persian Painting (August 30, 2003 to February 22, 2004)
- The Seven Thrones of Jami: A Princely Manuscript from Iran (June 28, 1997 to March 29, 1998)
- From Concept to Context: Approaches to Asian and Islamic Calligraphy (July 28, 1986 to February 6, 1987)
- Near Eastern Art—Paintings, Pottery (August 18, 1967 to February 10, 1972)
- 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)
- Credit Line
- Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
- 1556-1565
- Period
- Safavid period
- Accession Number
- F1946.12.253
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Manuscript
- 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)
- Origin
- Iran
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- camel
- Safavid period (1501 - 1722)
- poetry
- cooking
- Majnun
- nasta'liq script
- illumination
- Iran
- Layla
- Arts of the Islamic World
- Record ID
- fsg_F1946.12.253
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye34c5d90aa-0e1f-4c9e-b6d4-57d70ef9faeb
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