Persian Couplets (recto), Calligraphy, Persian Verses; Single Page Manuscript
late 1500s-early 1600s
Maker Unknown
Islamic Art
Persian Couplets (recto), Calligraphy, Persian Verses; Single Page Manuscript, late 1500s-early 1600s. Iran. Isfahan, Safavid Period, late 16th-early 17th Century. Ink, gold and opaque watercolor on paper; overall: 31.6 x 20.4 cm (12 7/16 x 8 1/16 in.); text area: 21 x 12.4 cm (8 1/4 x 4 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1944.494.a
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Manuscript
- Formatted Medium
- ink, gold and opaque watercolor on paper
- Medium
- ink, gold, opaque, watercolor, paper
- Dimensions
- Overall: 31.6 x 20.4 cm (12 7/16 x 8 1/16 in.); Text area: 21 x 12.4 cm (8 1/4 x 4 7/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: script: Nasta'liq
- Departments
- Islamic Art
- Accession Number
- 1944.494.a
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Exhibitions
- Islamic Art, <em> The Arts of Persia and Mohammedan India</em>. Pasadena Art Institute, Pasadena, CA (September 28-November 21, 1949)., <em>Exhibition of Persian Miniatures. </em>The San Diego Museum, San Diego, CA (December 10, 1949-January 10, 1950)., <em>Islamic and Indian Miniature Paintings and Manuscripts. </em>The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (December 15, 1955-February 19, 1956)., <em>The Exhibition of Persian Art: 7000 Years of Art in Iran</em>. Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France (organizer) (October 19, 1961-January 31, 1962); Villa Hügel, Essen, Germany (February 16-April 24, 1962); Kunsthaus Zürich, CH-8024 Zürich, Switzerland (May 17-July 22, 1962); Gemeentemuseum den Haag, The Hague, Netherlands (September 4-November 18, 1962); MAK, the Österreichisches Museum für angewandte Kunst/Gegenwartskunst, Vienna, Austria (January 16-March 31, 1963).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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