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accession number:	2013.309.b
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Calligraphy from a Ghazal of Badr al-Din Hilali Jaghata’i (Persian, active c. 1500), c. 1550; borders added c. 1700s and mounted upside down. Faqir Ali (Persian, active c. 1550–1610). Ink on paper (verso); page: 37.5 x 25.4 cm (14 3/4 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.309.b

title:				Calligraphy from a Ghazal of Badr al-Din Hilali Jaghata’i (Persian, active c. 1500)
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creation date:			c. 1550; borders added c. 1700s and mounted upside down
creation date earliest:		1545
creation date latest:		1555
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creditline:			Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
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culture:	Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722)
technique:	ink on paper (verso)
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art - Mughal
type:		Calligraphy
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CREATORS

* Faqir Ali (Persian, active c. 1550–1610)  - calligraphy by

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measurements: Page: 37.5 x 25.4 cm (14 3/4 x 10 in.)
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	inscription:	Calligraphy, Persian verses in nasta‘liq script:
He is Venerable!/
I am the dust on the path of the messenger to my beloved’s hallowed sanctuary;/
Perchance I may reach the destination in his footsteps./ 
On the burn in my branded heart, do not place any soothing balm,/
So that the comfort that I draw from my pain and sorrow for my beloved does not abate.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* <em>A Flower From Every Meadow</em>. Asia House Gallery, New York, NY; Center for Asian Art and Culture, San Francisco, CA; Albright-Know Gallery of Art, Buffalo, New York, NY (1973).

* <em>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 245)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (December 31, 2013-June 30, 2014).

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PROVENANCE

	Hagop Kevorkian [1872–1962], New York, NY
	date: before 1962
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	Ralph Benkaim [1914-2001] and Catherine Glynn Benkaim [b. 1946], Beverly Hills, CA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1969-2013
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	(Sotheby’s, London, Highly Important Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures: The Property of Kevorkian Foundation, 1 December 1969, lot 120, sold to Ralph Benkaim)
	date: December 1, 1969
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2013-
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