1985.231: Duck in Foliage

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1985.231

Title

Duck in Foliage

Classification

Albums

Work Type

calligraphy

Date

16th century

Places

Creation Place: Middle East, Türkiye (Turkey)

Period

Ottoman period

Culture

Ottoman

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/215828

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Ink and opaque watercolor on paper

Dimensions

20.3 x 13.3 cm (8 x 5 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Possibly Hagop Kevorkian Foundation, New York, Kevorkian V sale, [through Sotheby's, London, 2 May 1977, lot 94], sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, 1977, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985.

Footnote:
Edwin Binney, "Turkish Treasures From the Collection of Edwin Binney, 3rd", Portland Museum of Art, Portland Oregon, 1979, p.66

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Edwin Binney, 3rd Collection of Turkish Art at the Harvard Art Museums

Accession Year

1985

Object Number

1985.231

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

The slightly tinted ink drawing on this album folio depicts a duck next to a flower branch. One of the branches goes above the duck's head and the other through its wings. The head and shoulders are drawn with a thick stroke. This type of tinted ink drawings represents the saz style which is generally distinguished by three-dimensional serrated leaves, intertwining branches and mythical or real creatures. The style was developed at the Ottoman imperial studio in the first half of the 16th century under the leadership of the émigré Persian artist Shahquli. The saz style permeated diverse media including ceramics, paintings, and textiles and found popularity throughout the 16th century in the Ottoman realm.

Publication History

• Edwin Binney III, Turkish Treasures from the Collection of Edwin Binney, 3rd, exh. cat., Portland Art Museum (Portland, OR, 1979), page 66-67/figure 38

Exhibition History

• Recent Acquisitions , Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/15/1986 - 01/04/1987
• The Edwin Binney 3rd Collection of Turkish Art at the Harvard University Art Museums, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 05/16/1987 - 08/02/1987
• The Ottoman Empire: A Culture and Its Impact, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 03/25/1989 - 05/21/1989
• Eyes to the East: Indian, Persian, and Turkish Art Given by Harvard Graduates, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/22/1990 - 11/25/1990
• The Ottomans and their Contemporaries, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 03/21/1992 - 05/17/1992
• Linear Graces ... and Disgraces: Part II, Drawings from the Courts of Persia, Turkey, and India, 15th-19th Centuries, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 12/26/1994 - 03/05/1995

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