Photo of collection object Animals, Precious Stones, Coins, and Musical Instruments (recto); Animals, Birds, and Plants (verso) from a Mu'nis al-Ahrar fi Daqa'iq al-Ash'ar (The Free Men's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Muhammad Ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi (active 1340s) — Animals, Precious Stones, Coins, and Musical Instruments (recto); Animals, Birds, and Plants (verso) from a Mu'nis al-Ahrar fi Daqa'iq al-Ash'ar (The Free Men's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Muhammad Ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi (active 1340s), c. 1341. opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper, Overall: 19.7 x 13.5 cm (7 3/4 x 5 5/16 in.). Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1945.385. CC0.

Animals, Precious Stones, Coins, and Musical Instruments (recto); Animals, Birds, and Plants (verso) from a Mu'nis al-Ahrar fi Daqa'iq al-Ash'ar (The Free Men's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Muhammad Ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi (active 1340s)

c. 1341

Maker Unknown

Islamic Art

Animals, Precious Stones, Coins, and Musical Instruments (recto); Animals, Birds, and Plants (verso) from a Mu'nis al-Ahrar fi Daqa'iq al-Ash'ar (The Free Men's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Muhammad Ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi (active 1340s), c. 1341. Iran, Shiraz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 19.7 x 13.5 cm (7 3/4 x 5 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1945.385

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Manuscript
Formatted Medium: opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
Medium: opaque, watercolor, ink, gold, paper
Dimensions: Overall: 19.7 x 13.5 cm (7 3/4 x 5 5/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Script: Thulth Inscription: (text on the previous page, leaf 2f, Harvard University Art Museums, 1960.186) In the hands of his slaves and of his friends are:/ Spear and sword, javelin and pen./ Ever all roasted at his table are:/ Ox and fish, camel and horse and sheep./ Ocean and mine have showered on his presence:/ Pearl and ruby, coined gold and silver/ The minstrels at his banquet bear in their hands:/ Lute and harp, rebec, pipe and tambourine./ Making the garden of his pleasure their homeland are:/ Rosebush and box-tree, cypress and elm./ Prey to hawk and prey to his cheetah are:/ Vulture and sīmurgh, elephant and rhinoceros./ Sun and Moon, Venus and Mercury are at his feast:/ Falcon-drum and goblet, bowl and candlestick./ Overwhelming the corpses of his foes are:/ Porcupine and stork, raven and kite.
Departments: Islamic Art
Accession Number: 1945.385
Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Exhibitions: Islamic Art, Persian Miniatures, The Cleveland Tuti-Nama Manuscript and the Origins of Mughal Painting, <em>Illustrated Poetry and Epic Images: Persian Painting of the 1330s and 1340s</em>. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (February 1-May 1, 1994).
Rights Statement: CC0