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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1958.79.11
People
Calligraphy attributed to Mir Ali al Husayni (flourished 1514-43)
Written by Mahmud 'Arifi of Herat (died 1449)
Title
The King and His Young Son (painting, verso), Text (recto), illustrated folio (11) from a Manuscript of Guy u Chawgan by `Arifi
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Guy-u Chawgan
Classification
Manuscripts
Work Type
manuscript folio
Date
1523
Places
Creation Place: Central Asia, Afghanistan, Herat
Period
Safavid period
Culture
Persian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/148006

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
22.7 x 14.7 cm (8 15/16 x 5 13/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Goelet, formerly in the collection of Louis J. Cartier
Accession Year
1958
Object Number
1958.79.11
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Marianna Shreve Simpson, Arab and Persian Painting in the Fogg Art Museum, Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1980), pp. 13, 50, 54-55, no. 15, ill.

Exhibition History

  • Early Safavid Painting 1501 - 1576, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 02/21/1987 - 04/12/1987
  • Courts and Countryside: Islamic Paintings from the 14th through the 17th Century, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 05/21/1999 - 08/22/1999
  • 32Q: 2550 Islamic, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/17/2023 - 10/18/2023

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