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Object Details

Artist

Riza Abbasi (ca. 1565-1635)

Provenance

To 1953
Mme. Maria Sarre
From 1953
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Mme. Maria Sarre in 1953

Collection

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History

The Brush of the Masters: Drawings from Iran (October 14, 1978 to May 30, 1979)
Collection of Friedrich and Maria Sarre (1932)
Die Ausstellung Islamischer Buchkunst im Berliner "Art of the Islamic Book" (February to April, 1910)
Ausstellung von Meisterwerken Mohammedanischer Kunst in München (May to October 1910)

Previous custodian or owner

Mme. Maria Sarre (1875-1971)

Credit Line

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Date

mid-17th century

Period

Safavid period

Accession Number

F1953.31

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Drawing

Medium

Ink and color on paper

Dimensions

H x W (drawing): 9.3 × 5.2 cm (3 11/16 × 2 1/16 in)

Origin

Iran

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National Museum of Asian Art

Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

Safavid period (1501 - 1722)
man
cat
Iran
Arts of the Islamic World

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3f65999fb-15cf-44e7-9af8-81c4c8d79255

Record ID

fsg_F1953.31

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