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accession number:	1944.487.a
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Nushirwan Listens to the Owls (recto): Illustration and Text, Persian Verses, from a Manuscript of the Khamsa of Nizami, Makhzan al-Asrar [Treasure of Secrets], 1555–65. Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; sheet: 32.7 x 21.8 cm (12 7/8 x 8 9/16 in.); image: 20.3 x 12.7 cm (8 x 5 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1944.487.a

title:				Nushirwan Listens to the Owls (recto): Illustration and Text, Persian Verses, from a Manuscript of the Khamsa of Nizami, Makhzan al-Asrar [Treasure of Secrets]
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creation date:			1555–65
creation date earliest:		1550
creation date latest:		1570
current location:		
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722)
technique:	opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
department:	Islamic Art
collection:	Islamic Art
type:		Manuscript
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catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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measurements: Sheet: 32.7 x 21.8 cm (12 7/8 x 8 9/16 in.); Image: 20.3 x 12.7 cm (8 x 5 in.)
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	inscription:	script:  Nasta'liq
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Islamic Art
	opening date:   1944-11-03T04:00:00
	<i>Islamic Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 3, 1944-February 2, 1945).

	title:		For Modern America from the Ancient Near East
	opening date:   1948-02-24T05:00:00
	<i>For Modern America from the Ancient Near East</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 24-March 21, 1948).

	title:		Miniature Painting of India: A Comparison of Styles
	opening date:   1958-09-02T04:00:00
	<i>Miniature Painting of India: A Comparison of Styles</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 2-November 8, 1958).

	title:		The Classical Style in Islamic Painting
	opening date:   1968-11-01T05:00:00
	<i>The Classical Style in Islamic Painting</i>. The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, NY (organizer) (November 1, 1968-January 4, 1969).

	title:		Arts of Iran (Islamic art rotation)
	opening date:   2019-04-16T04:00:00
	<i>Arts of Iran (Islamic art rotation)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (April 16-October 6, 2019).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<em>Muslim Miniature Paintings from American Collections</em>. Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice, Italy; Asia House, New York, NY (September 1962-February 1963).', 'opening_date': '1962-09-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': '<em>The classical style in Islamic painting: the early school of Herat and its impact on Islamic painting of the later 15th, the 16th and 17th centuries: some examples in American collections. </em>Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, NY (November 6, 1968-January 4, 1969).', 'opening_date': '1968-11-06T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	(H. Kevorkian [1872–1962], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1944
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1944-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 725
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n132

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 223
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n247

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 223
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n247

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 280
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n300

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