ManuscriptsPersian11th-12th century

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 30: end 25 - mid 27 (recto), Sura 30: mid 27 - mid 28 (verso)

11th-12th century

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Culture

Persian

Period

Seljuk-Atabeg period

Century

11th-12th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

folio: 26.5 x 19.7 cm (10 7/16 x 7 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Eric Schroeder, Cambridge, MA, (by 1965), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1965.

Related Artworks

Manuscripts

Text (recto), Text (verso), folio 25 from Illustrated Manuscript of Tarjama-i Tarikh-i Yangi Dunya (Translation of the History of the New World)

Unknown Artist, 1805

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

19th centuryOttoman

Manuscripts

Painting, verso; Text, recto of folio 35, illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Kitab-i Mihasikü’l-Hacc by Mevlana Jami

Unknown Artist, 1680

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

17th centuryOttoman

Manuscripts

Weapons and Ways of Attack and Defense in 4 Volumes

Unknown Artist, Late Edo period, 1853

Thread-bound woodblock-printed books; ink on paper

19th centuryJapanese

Manuscripts

Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Timur Nama

Unknown Artist, c. 1500

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

15th-16th centuryPersian

Manuscripts

The Prophet Muhammad’s Ascent to Heaven (painting, verso; text, recto), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Layla and Majnun) by Nizami

Unknown Artist, 1584

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

16th centuryPersian

Manuscripts

Text page with title “Letter of Kay Khusraw to Fariburz” (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

Unknown Artist, 1562

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

16th centuryPersian

Manuscripts

Jaguar (painting, verso), Text (recto), folio 85 from Illustrated Manuscript of Tarjama-i Tarikh-i Yangi Dunya (Translation of the History of the New World)

Unknown Artist, 1805

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

19th centuryOttoman

Manuscripts

Mahiya frees Zambur, Beheads his sleeping guards, and suspends Gharrad in his stead (painting, verso); Nine Lines of Nasta‘liq Script (text, recto), illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Hamzanama

Mir Sayyid ‘Ali, c. 1570

Illustration: opaque watercolor and gold on cotton fabric. Text: ink and gold on paper. Both sides framed with a paper border with opaque watercolor ruling

16th centuryMughal

Manuscripts

Rustam Rescues Bizhan from the Pit, folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama

Unknown Artist, c. 1450

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

15th centuryPersian

Manuscripts

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 24: end 62 - mid 63 (recto), Sura 24: mid 63 - end 64 (verso), left-hand side of a bifolio

Unknown Artist, 14th century

Ink and gold on paper

14th centuryArab

Manuscripts

Text (recto), Young Prince Accepts a Polo Ball from the Dervish (painting, verso), illustrated folio (28) from a Manuscript of the Guy u Chawgan by `Arifi

Mir Ali al Husayni, 1523

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

16th centuryPersian

Manuscripts

Backing paper from the "Tale of Genji" Album (Genji monogatari gajō): Chapter 42, The Perfumed Prince (Niou Miya)

Unknown Artist, Muromachi period, dated 1516

The forty-second of a series of 54 backing sheets mounted in an album; ink and color on paper

16th centuryJapanese