ArtistCalligraphy by
Fahri of BursaTurkish, active late 16th century, died 1617
CultureTurkish
Titles
- Folio of Calligraphy
Datelate 16th century
MediumInk, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
DimensionsSheet: 14 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (36.8 × 24.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the 2017 Art of the Islamic Worlds Gala
Object number2017.490
Not on view
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Department
Art of the Islamic WorldsObject Type
[Sotheby’s, London, Arts of the Islamic World, 19 October 2016, Lot 125];
purchased by MFAH, 2017
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto:
In the top right hand corner the Persian verses in nasta‘liq script are identified as those of Salman Savaji, a late 14th century Persian poet and contemporary of Hafiz:
خواجه سلمان فرماید
“Khwaja Salman says”
Followed by a ghazal by him:
“There is a coil in your ringlet, ask it about our fate,
You should ask the noose of disaster about the fate of the unfortunate.
You should ask the entirety of the unfortunate about their condition,
Since I am the most broken-hearted, ask me first.”
Verso:
In Kufic script on vellum:
Sura 70 al-Ma’arij verse 43, word 3—end
In the top right hand corner the Persian verses in nasta‘liq script are identified as those of Salman Savaji, a late 14th century Persian poet and contemporary of Hafiz:
خواجه سلمان فرماید
“Khwaja Salman says”
Followed by a ghazal by him:
“There is a coil in your ringlet, ask it about our fate,
You should ask the noose of disaster about the fate of the unfortunate.
You should ask the entirety of the unfortunate about their condition,
Since I am the most broken-hearted, ask me first.”
Verso:
In Kufic script on vellum:
Sura 70 al-Ma’arij verse 43, word 3—end
A note in the lower margin in Arabic: blessed calligraphy made by Imam ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib, God’s mercy and love, may God be pleased with him.
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