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accession number: 1947.500.b
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An Episode from the Story of the Sasanian King Khusrau and His Beloved Shirin, from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (1141–1209) (verso), 1540–70. Iran, probably Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722). Opaque watercolor, ink, gold, and silver on paper; sheet: 29.6 x 16.2 cm (11 5/8 x 6 3/8 in.); image: 21 x 14 cm (8 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1947.500.b
title: An Episode from the Story of the Sasanian King Khusrau and His Beloved Shirin, from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami (1141–1209) (verso)
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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, ink, gold, and silver 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 14 cm (8 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Islamic art rotation
opening date: 2012-12-03T05:00:00
Islamic art rotation. 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
Muhammad Shah's Royal Persian Tent. 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
Arts of Iran (Islamic art rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 30, 2018-October 28, 2019).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Imperial Images in Persian Painting. 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. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. 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. 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. 280
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n300
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IMAGES
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