id: 170825 accession number: 2013.318 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.318 updated: From the Farhang-i Jahangiri (Persian-language Dictionary) compiled by Mir Jamal al-Din Husayn Inju of Shiraz (Persian, d. 1626), 1607–8. Mughal India, court of Jahangir (1605–1627). Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, double-sided: one with blue border (recto) and other with red border (verso); page: 33.7 x 21.9 cm (13 1/4 x 8 5/8 in.); text field: 21.2 x 11 cm (8 3/8 x 4 5/16 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 2013.318 title: From the Farhang-i Jahangiri (Persian-language Dictionary) compiled by Mir Jamal al-Din Husayn Inju of Shiraz (Persian, d. 1626) title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1607–8 creation date earliest: 1607 creation date latest: 1608 current location: 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 copyright: --- culture: Mughal India, court of Jahangir (1605–1627) technique: ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, double-sided: one with blue border (recto) and other with red border (verso) department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art collection: Indian Art - Mughal type: Painting find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Page: 33.7 x 21.9 cm (13 1/4 x 8 5/8 in.); Text field: 21.2 x 11 cm (8 3/8 x 4 5/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: Recto: “kuyesteh” (misspelling of “kunisteh,” meaning two halves of the buttocks) to “Gur” (name of a people in India); Verso: “Gur” to “Gush” (morning east breeze, zephyr) translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE (Charles Dikran Kelekian [1910–1992], New York, NY, sold to Ralph Benkaim) date: c. 1950-July 1968 footnotes: citations: Ralph Benkaim [1914-2001] and Catherine Glynn Benkaim [b. 1946], Beverly Hills, CA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art date: July 1968-2013 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: 2013- footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: Farhang-i Jahāngīrī, one of the most complete and authoritative dictionaries of the Persian language, was compiled by Mir Jamal al-Din Husayn Inju. It took him 12 years to compile over 9,000 words with definitions and examples from verses by Persian poets. He was born in Shiraz, Iran, but lived most of his life in Agra, India, so the dictionary was named honor of the Mughal emperor Jahangir, who reigned from 1605 to 1627. wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS Mace, Sonya Rhie, Mohsen Ashtiany, Catherine Glynn, Pedro Moura Carvalho, Marcus Fraser, and Ruby Lal. Mughal Paintings: Art and Stories: the Cleveland Museum of Art. London: D Giles Limited, 2016. page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 43, p. 219 url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2013.318/2013.318_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2013.318/2013.318_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2013.318/2013.318_full.tif