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Photo of collection object Blue Iris — Muhammad Zaman. Blue Iris, A.H. 1074-1075/1663-1664 C.E.. Ink, opaque watercolor on paper; gilded borders, Sheet: 13 1/16 x 8 3/8 in. (33.2 x 21.3 cm) Image: 7 1/2 x 4 3/8 in. (19 x 11.1 cm). Hagop Kevorkian Fund and Special Middle Eastern Art Fund, 86.23. No known copyright restrictions.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Blue Iris

A.H. 1074-1075/1663-1664 C.E.

Muhammad Zaman

Persian, active 1649-1704

Arts of the Islamic World

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Muhammad Zaman
Classification: Work on Paper
Formatted Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor on paper; gilded borders
Medium: ink, opaque, watercolor, paper, gilded, borders
Locations: Place made: Isfahan, Iran
Dynasty: Safavid
Period: Safavid
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Sheet: 13 1/16 x 8 3/8 in. (33.2 x 21.3 cm) Image: 7 1/2 x 4 3/8 in. (19 x 11.1 cm)

Inscribed

Inscribed in Persian nasta'liq script: "Ya Sahib al-Zaman" ("O Lord of Time", allegorical signature of Muhammad Zaman) above to the right and left.

Departments

Arts of the Islamic World

Accession Number

86.23

Credit Line

Hagop Kevorkian Fund and Special Middle Eastern Art Fund

Exhibitions

Lacquer: A Panorama of Asian Decorative Arts

Rights Statement

No known copyright restrictions

Museum Location

This item is not on view

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