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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1958.235
People
Calligraphy by Muhammad Qazwini, Persian
Title
Blessing for Imam Husayn, calligraphic composition
Classification
Calligraphy
Work Type
calligraphy
Date
1884
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Iran
Culture
Persian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/201366

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink, gold and silver on paper
Dimensions
29.8 x 43.7 cm (11 3/4 x 17 3/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Goelet
Accession Year
1958
Object Number
1958.235
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • 40 Years On... Donations by John Goelet: Sculpture, Paintings and Drawings, Miniatures and Calligraphy, Tankas and Mandala, M. T. Train and Scala Books (New York, NY, 2000), page 144, 231

Exhibition History

  • Islamic Art From the Collections of the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 08/01/1974

Verification Level

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