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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1958.216
People
Calligraphy by Mirza Kuchik Isfahani, Persian
Title
Verses from the Divan by Sa'di, folio from an album
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Divan of Sa'di
Classification
Albums
Work Type
album folio
Date
1775
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Iran
Period
Zand period
Culture
Persian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/215230

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
26.5 x 16.9 cm (10 7/16 x 6 5/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Goelet
Accession Year
1958
Object Number
1958.216
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Calligraphy in shikasta script by the eminent calligrapher Mirza Kuchak Isfahani, signed and dated 1775. The scribe dedicated the specimen to Fazl 'Ali Beyk, who was very probably his peer and another pupil of 'Abd al-Majid Talighani.

Exhibition History

  • Islamic Art From the Collections of the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 08/01/1974
  • Birds, Beasts and Calligraphies, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 06/11/1981 - 09/29/1981
  • Islamic Art: Drawings, Calligraphies and Objects, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 06/29/1983 - 09/25/1983
  • The Heavenly Court: Persian Poetry and Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 02/09/1985 - 03/31/1985
  • The Continuous Stroke of a Breath: Calligraphy from the Islamic World, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 12/20/2003 - 07/18/2004
  • 32Q: 2550 Islamic, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/06/2019 - 08/02/2021

Verification Level

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