id: 124007
accession number: 1944.494.a
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Persian Couplets (recto), Calligraphy, Persian Verses; Single Page Manuscript, late 1500s–early 1600s. Iran, Isfahan, Safavid period (1501-1722). Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper; overall: 31.6 x 20.4 cm (12 7/16 x 8 1/16 in.); text area: 21 x 12.4 cm (8 1/4 x 4 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1944.494.a
title: Persian Couplets (recto), Calligraphy, Persian Verses; Single Page Manuscript
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creation date: late 1500s–early 1600s
creation date earliest: 1575
creation date latest: 1625
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creditline: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture: Iran, Isfahan, Safavid period (1501-1722)
technique: ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper
department: Islamic Art
collection: Islamic Art
type: Manuscript
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CREATORS
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measurements: Overall: 31.6 x 20.4 cm (12 7/16 x 8 1/16 in.); Text area: 21 x 12.4 cm (8 1/4 x 4 7/8 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
Islamic Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 3, 1944-February 2, 1945).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': ' The Arts of Persia and Mohammedan India. Pasadena Art Institute, Pasadena, CA (September 28-November 21, 1949).', 'opening_date': '1949-09-28T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Exhibition of Persian Miniatures. The San Diego Museum, San Diego, CA (December 10, 1949-January 10, 1950).', 'opening_date': '1949-12-10T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Islamic and Indian Miniature Paintings and Manuscripts. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (December 15, 1955-February 19, 1956).', 'opening_date': '1955-12-15T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'The Exhibition of Persian Art: 7000 Years of Art in Iran. Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France (organizer) (October 19, 1961-January 31, 1962); Villa Hügel, Essen, Germany (February 16-April 24, 1962); Kunsthaus Zürich, CH-8024 Zürich, Switzerland (May 17-July 22, 1962); Gemeentemuseum den Haag, The Hague, Netherlands (September 4-November 18, 1962); MAK, the Österreichisches Museum für angewandte Kunst/Gegenwartskunst, Vienna, Austria (January 16-March 31, 1963).', 'opening_date': '1962-02-16T00:00:00'}
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Islamic Art: Selected Examples from the Loan Exhibition of Islamic Art at the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland]: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1944.
page number: Reproduced: p. [frontispiece]
url: https://archive.org/details/IslamicArtCMA/page/n11
The Arts of Persia and Mohammedan India: Ninth to the Nineteenth Century. Pasadena, CA: Pasadena Art Institute, 1949.
page number: no. 33
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 730
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n133
Milliken, William Mathewson. The Cleveland Museum of Art. New York: H.N. Abrams, 1958.
page number: p. 15
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Ghirshman, Roman. Sept mille ans d'art en Iran: Petit Palais, Octobre 1961-Janvier 1962; [exposition]. [Paris]: [publisher not identified], 1962.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 197, no. 1104, pl. CXVII
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7000 [i.e. Siebentausend] Jahre Kunst in Iran. [Ausstellung] 16. Februar bis 24. April 1962 in Villa Hügel, Essen. Essen: [publisher not identified], 1962.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: no. 592, p. 188
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Gray, Basil. "An exhibition: Sept. mille ans d'art en Iran." Oriental Art VIII, no. 1, (Spring 1962), 42–44.
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Spierdijk, Jan. Perzische kwatrijnen van Baba Tahir en Hafis. Amsterdam: Contact, 1964.
page number: Reproduced: cover
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. 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. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. 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. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 281
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n301
Leach, Linda York. Indian Miniature Paintings and Drawings. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1986.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 53
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