Object Details
Description
Detached folio from a dispersed copy of a Divan (collected poems) by Hafiz; text: Persian in black nasta'liq script; recto: Prince and Princess listen to musicians; verso: text, two columns, fourteen lines; one of a group of two folios.
Border: The text is set in red and blue rulings on cream-colored paper.
Provenance
?-1942
Henri Vever (1851-1942), method of acquisition unknown [1]
1942-1947
Jeanne Louise Monthiers (1861-1947), bequest of Henri Vever [2]
1947-1986
Francois Mautin (1907-2003), bequest of Jeanne Louise Monthiers and Henri Vever [3]
From 1986
The National Museum of Asian Art, by purchased from Francois Mautin [4]
Notes:
[1] An accomplished French jeweler and collector, Henri Vever amassed a large and impressive collection of works of art during his lifetime. His holdings in Japanese prints and Islamic arts of the books, especially from Iran and India, were among the most important assembled in the early twentieth century. This object was in Vever's collection at the time of his death in 1942.
[2] Upon Henri Vever's death on September 25, 1942, his wife, Jeanne Louise Monthiers inherited the object. See exhibits F and G of Agreement of Purchase and Sale of the Henri Vever Collection, January 9, 1986, copy in object file.
[3] Upon the death of Jeanne Louise Monthiers, as stipulated in the will of Henri Vever, the family's assets were divided evenly between his two grandchildren. His only grandson, Francois Mautin inherited the collection known as "The Henri Vever Collection of Oriental Art and Manuscripts Including Persian and Indian Art and Manuscripts." This object is part of that collection. See exhibits F and G as cited in note 3.
[4] The Museum purchased the entirety of the collection from Francois Mautin on January 9, 1986. See purchase agreement, copy in object file. This work is part of the Museum’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection.
Research updated on June 27, 2024
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Previous custodian or owner
Henri Vever (1854-1942)
François Mautin (1907-2003)
Credit Line
Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler
Date
19th century
Accession Number
S1986.471
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Manuscript
Medium
Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 24.1 x 14.3 cm (9 1/2 x 5 5/8 in)
Origin
Iran
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Data Source
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Topic
music
zither
forgery
percussion instrument
Iran
prince
princess
Arts of the Islamic World
Henri Vever collection
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_S1986.471