Wall Hanging with Cypress Trees, Peacocks, and Animals in Combat Artist: Mohammed Bakir Husain

1866

Asian Art

Not on view
Medium

Cotton, block-printed, and painted (kalamkari)

Dimensions

68 × 45 in. (172.7 × 114.3 cm)

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

1937.5202

Geography

Isfahan, Iran

Culture

Iranian/Persian, Islamic

Period

Qajar dynasty (1789–1925)

Classification

Textiles

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Provenance
Mrs. William H. Moore (Ada Small Moore, 1858–1955) New York; given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 1937
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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Inscriptions

Top center is a cartouche with an inscription, read by Prof. Torrey, as follows: Center: Mohammed Bakir Husain, Mulla Mohammed. 1283 (1866 A.D.) on the right Painter (calligrapher), first rank. Specimen letters. On the left, specimen letters.

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