Binding of volume Khusraw and Shirin by Nizami (d.1209)

Book cover; cover of a Khusraw-u Shirin by Nizami (F1931.29); lacquer painted exterior covers with scenes of feasting on the front cover and envelope flap; scenes of hunting on the back cover; doublures are gold painted with gold-stamped cartouches, and black leather filigree over blue paper ground; one of a group of nine: the binding, the manuscript (F 1931.29), and 7 detached folios (F 1931-37) are accessioned separately.

Historical period(s)
Safavid period, early 16th century
Medium
Painted lacquer and leather
Dimensions
H x W x D: 30.9 x 20 x 3.6 cm (12 3/16 x 7 7/8 x 1 7/16 in)
Geography
Iran, probably Tabriz
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F1931.30
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Book
Type

Bookbinding

Keywords
hunting, Iran, Khusraw, music, Safavid period (1501 - 1722), Shirin
Provenance

To 1931
Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962), New York to 1931 [1]

From 1931
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Hagop Kevorkian, New York in 1931 [2]

Notes:

[1] Object file, undated folder sheet note. See also Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.

[2] See note 1.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Hagop Kevorkian 1872-1962

Description

Book cover; cover of a Khusraw-u Shirin by Nizami (F1931.29); lacquer painted exterior covers with scenes of feasting on the front cover and envelope flap; scenes of hunting on the back cover; doublures are gold painted with gold-stamped cartouches, and black leather filigree over blue paper ground; one of a group of nine: the binding, the manuscript (F 1931.29), and 7 detached folios (F 1931-37) are accessioned separately.

Published References
  • Layla S. Diba. Lacquerwork of Safavid Persia and its Relationship to Persian Painting. 2 vols. New York. cat. 18, vols. 1 and 2, pp. 146, 511-12.
Collection Area(s)
Arts of the Islamic World
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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