id:			153826
accession number:	1988.101
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1988.101
updated:		2023-03-14 12:01:33.525000

Aulad Tied to a Plane Tree, from a Shahnama by Firdausi, 1575–1600. Sadiqi Bek (Iranian, 1533–1609). Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper; sheet: 33.5 x 23.5 cm (13 3/16 x 9 1/4 in.); image: 33.5 x 23.5 cm (13 3/16 x 9 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1988.101

title:				Aulad Tied to a Plane Tree, from a Shahnama by Firdausi
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series:				
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creation date:			1575–1600
creation date earliest:		1575
creation date latest:		1600
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creditline:			Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
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culture:	Iran, Qazvin or Isfahan?, Safavid Period, 16th century-17th century
technique:	opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper
department:	Islamic Art
collection:	Islamic Art
type:		Manuscript
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catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

* Sadiqi Bek (Iranian, 1533–1609)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 33.5 x 23.5 cm (13 3/16 x 9 1/4 in.); Image: 33.5 x 23.5 cm (13 3/16 x 9 1/4 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Signed in script by the artist.
	translation:	
	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Year in Review for 1988
	opening date:   1989-03-01T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1988</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 1-May 14, 1989).

	title:		Islamic art rotation
	opening date:   2013-12-16T05:00:00
	<i>Islamic art rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 16, 2013-December 15, 2014).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Dorothea H. Swope [b. 1944], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1988
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1988–
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fun fact:
Rustam’s dappled horse named Raksh drinks water; it was originally silver, but has now oxidized to black.

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wall description:
This large-scale illustration reflects a new aesthetic with simpler paintings of isolated figures which artists signed for less sophisticated patrons in the marketplace, replacing the previous idealized court style as a result of decreased support under Shah ‘Abbas (reigned 1587–1629). Instead, he improved the infrastructure to increase international trade and the country’s wealth. <br><br>The scene depicts Aulad, who guided the legendary hero Rustam through numerous ordeals. Since Aulad was not entirely trusted, Rustam often tied him to a tree, here a plane tree which shelters a pair of nesting birds. The painter, poet, and royal librarian Sadiqi Bek signed his name in tiny script on the brown rock below Aulad.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	“The Year in Review for 1988.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 76, no. 2 (1989): 30–75.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 73, no. 189; Reproduced: p. 56, no. 189
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25160061

	Franklin, David. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> London: Scala Arts &amp; Heritage Publishers Ltd., 2012.
	page number: 	Reproduced: pp. 32–33
	url:		

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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1988.101/1988.101_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1988.101/1988.101_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1988.101/1988.101_full.tif