Black and White Bird Perched on a Shrub
1651–1652
Shafi' Abbasi
Shafi' Abbasi (Iranian)
Islamic Art
Black and White Bird Perched on a Shrub, 1651–1652. Shafi' Abbasi (Iranian). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; sheet: 16.1 x 25 cm (6 5/16 x 9 13/16 in.); image: 7.7 x 13.4 cm (3 1/16 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1971.84
- Maker/Artist
- Shafi' Abbasi
- Classification
- Manuscript
- Formatted Medium
- opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
- Medium
- opaque, watercolor, ink, gold, paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 16.1 x 25 cm (6 5/16 x 9 13/16 in.); Image: 7.7 x 13.4 cm (3 1/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: "For the successful nawab, the most honorable, most holy, and most high, [who is] of exalted position, it was drawn by the qalam of the humble Shafi' 'Abbasi in the year 1062 (1651–52 AD)." Remark: The inscription in Nasta'liq script indicates that Shafi' 'Abbasi made this painting for Shah Abbas II.
- Departments
- Islamic Art
- Accession Number
- 1971.84
- Credit Line
- Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
- Exhibitions
- The Arts of Isfahan, Islamic art rotation, <em>The Heritage of Islam</em>. Houston, TX; San Francisco, CA; Pittsburgh, PA; Washington, DC (March 10, 1982-September 5, 1983).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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