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accession number:	1947.500.a
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Persian verses (recto) from a Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) of Jami (d. 1492), mid 1500s. Iran, probably Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; 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.a

title:				Persian verses (recto) from a Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) of Jami (d. 1492)
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creation date:			mid 1500s
creation date earliest:		1530
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, ink, and gold on paper
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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	inscription:	Script: Nasta'liq
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Edinburgh, Scottish Arts Council Gallery, Imperial Images in Persian Painting, 13 August - 11 September, 1977.

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PROVENANCE

	Purchased from Heeramaneck Galleries by J.H. Wade Fund
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wall description: 
A suite of five poems, the Khamsa (khamsa is five in Arabic), written in the 1100s, was, like the earlier Shahnama, concerned with the history and legends of pre-Islamic Iran. But Nizami's interest was with love rather than war. In this, the second of the poems, he tells the story of these two famous star-crossed lovers. It is difficult to assign the illustrations here to specific episodes, but they may be concerned with Khusro's stay at the court of Shirin's aunt, the Queen of Azarbaijan. Shirin serves pomegranates to Khusro.
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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. 724
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