Folio from a Haft Awrang (Seven thrones) by Jami (d.1492); recto: the Fickle Old Lover is Knocked Off the Rooftop; verso: text

citation

Maker(s): Author: Jami (died 1492)

Historical period(s): Safavid period, 1556-1565

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)

Geography: Iran

Credit Line: Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number: F1946.12.162

On View Location: Currently not on view

Classification(s): Manuscript

Type: Manuscript folio

Keywords: architecture, Haft awrang, illumination, Iran, nasta'liq script, poems, Safavid period (1501 - 1722), WWII-era provenance

Provenance

To 1946
Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962), New York. [1]

From 1946
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Hagop Kevorkian, New York. [2]

Notes:

[1] Object file, undated folder sheet note. See also, Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920, Collections Management Office.

[2] See note 1.

Previous Owner(s): Hagop Kevorkian 1872 - 1962

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