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accession number:	1945.385.a
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Animals, Precious Stones, Coins, and Musical Instruments (recto) from a Mu'nis al-Ahrar fi Daqa'iq al-Ash'ar (The Free Men's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Muhammad Ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi (active 1340s), c. 1341. Iran, Shiraz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 19.7 x 13.5 cm (7 3/4 x 5 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1945.385.a

title:				Animals, Precious Stones, Coins, and Musical Instruments (recto) from a Mu'nis al-Ahrar fi Daqa'iq al-Ash'ar (The Free Men's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Muhammad Ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi (active 1340s)
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creation date:			c. 1341
creation date earliest:		1340
creation date latest:		1345
current location:		
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Iran, Shiraz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353)
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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measurements: Overall: 19.7 x 13.5 cm (7 3/4 x 5 5/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Script: Thulth
	translation:	
	remark:		

	inscription:	(text on the previous page, leaf 2f, Harvard University Art Museums, 1960.186) In the hands of his slaves and of his friends are:/
Spear and sword, javelin and pen./

Ever all roasted at his table are:/
Ox and fish, camel and horse and sheep./
 
Ocean and mine have showered on his presence:/
Pearl and ruby, coined gold and silver/

The minstrels at his banquet bear in their hands:/
Lute and harp, rebec, pipe and tambourine.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Cleveland Tuti-Nama Manuscript and the Origins of Mughal Painting
	opening date:   1976-11-09T05:00:00
	<i>The Cleveland Tuti-Nama Manuscript and the Origins of Mughal Painting</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 9-December 19, 1976); The David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art, Chicago, IL (January 12-February 27, 1977).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* <em>Illustrated Poetry and Epic Images: Persian Painting of the 1330s and 1340s</em>. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (February 1-May 1, 1994).

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PROVENANCE

	Hagop Kevorkian [1872–1962], New York, NY, ?-1945, to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1945
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1945-present
	date: 1945-
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wall description: 
This is one of several pages that were removed from a unique manuscript of this otherwise unknown work, which bears a colophon stating that it was written by the author and finished "Ramadan, 741" (February 1341). Illustrations on both sides include various animals, trees, and objects such as weapons, musical instruments, and jewels.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Swietochowski, Marie Lukens, and Stefano Carboni. <em>Illustrated Poetry and Epic Images: Persian Painting of the 1330s and 1340s</em>. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1994.
	page number: 	Reproduced: cat. no. 3 a-d, pp. 30-31
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	<div><!--block-->Swietochowski, Marie Lukens, and Stefano Carboni. <em>Illustrated Poetry and Epic Images: Persian Painting of the 1330s and 1340s</em>. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1994.&nbsp;</div>
	page number: 	Reproduced: cat. no. 3 a-d, pp. 30-31
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