Folio from a Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) by Jami (d.1492); recto: the gnostic has a vision of angels carrying trays of light to the poet Sa'di; verso: text

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Object Details

Author

Jami (died 1492)

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.

Collection

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History

Engaging the Senses (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016)

The Seven Thrones of Jami: A Princely Manuscript from Iran (June 28, 1997 to March 29, 1998)

Exhibition of Persian Art (April to May 1940)

Untitled Exhibition, Institute of Fine Arts, Detroit, 1930 (1930)

Previous custodian or owner

Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962)

Credit Line

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Date

1556-1565

Period

Safavid period

Accession Number

F1946.12.147

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Manuscript

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)

Origin

Iran

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Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

bird

tree

Safavid period (1501 - 1722)

angel

poetry

holy man

poet

nasta'liq script

illumination