id:			125573
accession number:	1947.500
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1947.500
updated:		2025-03-19 12:50:24.823000

An Episode from the Story of the Sasanian King Khusrau and His Beloved Shirin, from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (1141–1209) (verso); Persian verses from a Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) of Jami (d. 1492) (recto), 1540–70. Iran, probably Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722). Opaque watercolor, gold, silver, and ink on paper; double-sided; sheet: 29.6 x 16.2 cm (11 5/8 x 6 3/8 in.); image: 21 x 13 cm (8 1/4 x 5 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1947.500

title:				An Episode from the Story of the Sasanian King Khusrau and His Beloved Shirin, from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (1141–1209) (verso); Persian verses from a Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) of Jami (d. 1492) (recto)
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creation date:			1540–70
creation date earliest:		1540
creation date latest:		1570
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Iran, probably Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)
technique:	opaque watercolor, gold, silver, and ink on paper; double-sided
department:	Islamic Art
collection:	Islamic Art
type:		Manuscript
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measurements: Sheet: 29.6 x 16.2 cm (11 5/8 x 6 3/8 in.); Image: 21 x 13 cm (8 1/4 x 5 1/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Islamic art rotation
	opening date:   2012-12-03T05:00:00
	<i>Islamic art rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 3, 2012-December 9, 2013).

	title:		Muhammad Shah's Royal Persian Tent
	opening date:   2015-07-13T04:00:00
	<i>Muhammad Shah's Royal Persian Tent</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 13, 2015-August 23, 2016).

	title:		Arts of Iran (Islamic art rotation)
	opening date:   2018-10-30T04:00:00
	<i>Arts of Iran (Islamic art rotation)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 30, 2018-October 28, 2019).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<em>Imperial Images in Persian Painting</em>. Scottish Arts Council Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland (August 13-September 11, 1977).', 'opening_date': '1977-08-13T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Purchased from Heeramaneck Galleries by J.H. Wade Fund
	date: ?-1947
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1947-
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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. 724
	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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IMAGES

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