id:			164650
accession number:	2006.146.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2006.146.a
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Bahram Visits the White Domed Pavilion (recto); part of Khamsa of Nizami, Haft Paykar [Seven Portraits] Manuscript, c. 1560-1580. Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period, 16th century. Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper; image: 26.8 x 17.5 cm (10 9/16 x 6 7/8 in.); overall: 30.7 x 19.7 cm (12 1/16 x 7 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William Kelly Simpson in memory of his wife Marilyn M. Simpson and her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 2006.146.a

title:				Bahram Visits the White Domed Pavilion (recto); part of Khamsa of Nizami, Haft Paykar [Seven Portraits] Manuscript
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creation date:			c. 1560-1580
creation date earliest:		1560
creation date latest:		1580
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creditline:			Gift of William Kelly Simpson in memory of his wife Marilyn M. Simpson and her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
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culture:	Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period, 16th century
technique:	opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
department:	Islamic Art
collection:	Islamic Art
type:		Manuscript
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measurements: Image: 26.8 x 17.5 cm (10 9/16 x 6 7/8 in.); Overall: 30.7 x 19.7 cm (12 1/16 x 7 3/4 in.)
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	inscription:	Script: Nasta'liq
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Islamic art rotation
	opening date:   2015-12-16T05:00:00
	<i>Islamic art rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 16, 2015-December 19, 2016).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* <em>Main Gallery Rotation (gallery 116)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 14, 2012-December 9, 2013).

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PROVENANCE

	William Kelly Simpson [1928-2017], Katonah, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-2006
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2006-
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wall description: 
In this fine later depiction of a favorite story from the Khamsa, Shah Bahram Gur visits one of his wives in the white pavilion. After a day of lovemaking, she recounts a tale with dancing fairies, foreshadowed by the girl dancing to music in the foreground of the painting.
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