Doors from Chihil Sutun with Flowers and Animals Maker: Unknown

ca. 1706 (rebuilding of monument originally constructed in 1647)

Asian Art

Not on view

The Chihil Sutun is a pavilion in the middle of a park that was built by Shah Abbas (r. 1642–61). It was used for diplomatic gatherings and other events. The name means “forty columns”—a reference to the elegant columns and arches that define the polygonal structure. These doors date to the early eighteenth-century rebuilding of the pavilion.

Medium

Lacquer on wood

Dimensions

76 × 21 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (193 × 55.2 × 3.8 cm)

Credit Line

Hobart and Edward Small Moore Memorial Collection, Gift of Mrs. William H. Moore

Accession Number

1951.51.61a-b

Geography

Isfahan, Iran

Culture

Iranian/Persian, Islamic

Period

Safavid dynasty (1501–1722)

Classification

Architectural Elements

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Provenance
According to A.U.Pope letter of Oct. 9, 1950, the doors were given by Mrs. W. Murray Crane (Josephine Porter Boardman) (1873–1972), one of the founders and board member of the Asia Institute; Asia Institute, New York; Mrs. William H. Moore (Ada Small Moore) (1858–1955) New York; gift in 1951 to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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