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accession number:	1944.487.b
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The Story of Nushirwan and his Minister, "The Third Discourse on Diverse Events and Disorder in Life" from a  Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (1141-1209) (verso), 1555–65. Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722). Ink and gold on paper; sheet: 32.7 x 21.8 cm (12 7/8 x 8 9/16 in.); text area: 20.3 x 12.7 cm (8 x 5 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1944.487.b

title:				The Story of Nushirwan and his Minister, "The Third Discourse on Diverse Events and Disorder in Life" from a  Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (1141-1209) (verso)
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creation date:			1555–65
creation date earliest:		1550
creation date latest:		1570
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722)
technique:	ink and gold on paper
department:	Islamic Art
collection:	Islamic Art
type:		Manuscript
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measurements: Sheet: 32.7 x 21.8 cm (12 7/8 x 8 9/16 in.); Text area: 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:		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).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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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: cat. no. 725
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n132

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