Text in Khamsa of Nizami (verso), from a Haft Paykar (Seven Portraits) of Nizami

Provenance

William Kelly Simpson [1928-2017], Katonah, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art (?-2006); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (2006-)

Text in Khamsa of Nizami (verso), from a Haft Paykar (Seven Portraits) of Nizami

[]

c. 1560–80

Accession Number

2006.146.b

Medium

opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper

Dimensions

Overall: 30.7 x 19.7 cm (12 1/16 x 7 3/4 in.); Text area: 20.5 x 12.1 cm (8 1/16 x 4 3/4 in.)

Classification

Manuscript

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Gift of William Kelly Simpson in memory of his wife Marilyn M. Simpson and her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Jr.