Object Details
Artist
Attributed to Farrukh Beg (active early 1580s–1619)
Court
Bijapur Court
School/Tradition
Deccani school
Description
Verso: a calligraphic panel along the right side contains a Persian inscription with the information "written in Farahabad, capital of the realm of the Sultan," Farahabad was the summer residence of Shah Abbas of Iran. The panel along the left side reads "by the order of the descendant of the prophet Mirza Muhammad Shafi." The six lines of calligraphy in the central panel contain Persian poetry, with additiional couplets spaced along the margins.
Signatures
Verso signed by Riza 'Ali.
Inscriptions
1. (Info. obtained from seller's invoice) Verso signed by Riza 'Ali and written in Farrukhabad, "capital of the realm of the sultan."
Provenance
Michel Onou (died 1901), Istanbul and Athens [1]
To 1997
Terence McInerney Fine Arts Ltd., New York City, to 1997
From 1997
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Terence McInerney Fine Arts Ltd. in 1997
Notes:
[1] According to Curatorial Note 3, Vidya Dehejia, July 1997, in the object record.
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History
Body Image (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)
Beyond the Legacy--Anniversary Acquisitions of the Freer Gallery of Art (October 11, 1998 to April 11, 1999)
Previous custodian or owner
Michel Onou (1835-1901)
Terence McInerney Fine Arts, Ltd. (active 1990-2013)
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Date
ca. 1600
Period
Adil Shahi dynasty, Reign of Ibrahim Adil Shah II
Accession Number
F1997.16
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Album
Medium
Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
Dimensions
H x W (overall): 30.3 x 20.3 cm (11 15/16 x 8 in)
Origin
Bijapur, Karnataka state, Deccan plateau, India
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
elephant
poetry
Adil Shahi dynasty (1489 - 1686)
India
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1997.16