- Provenance
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To 1931
Hagop Kevorkian, New York to 1931 [1]From 1931
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Hagop Kevorkian, New York in 1931 [2]Notes:
[1] Object file, undated folder sheet note.
[2] See note 1. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.
- Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)
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Hagop Kevorkian 1872-1962
- Description
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Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami; text: Persian in black nasta'liq script; recto: illustration and text: Shaykh Salim visits Majnun in the wilderness; verso: text: Layla searches for Majnun, 4 columns, 19 lines; one of a group of 2 folios.
Border: The text and the painting are set in gold and blue rulings on cream-colored paper.
- Collection Area(s)
- Arts of the Islamic World
- Web Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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