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Artist: Mu’in Musavvir, Persian, ca. 1610–1693

White-Eared Bulbul Perched on a Pink Rock

ca. 1676–80

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

without mounting: 7 11/16 × 4 5/16 in. (19.5 × 10.9 cm)
with mounting: 14 1/4 × 9 15/16 in. (36.2 × 25.3 cm)
The Vera M. and John D. MacDonald, B.A. 1927, Collection, Gift of Mrs. John D. MacDonald
2001.138.9
Like his teacher Riza Abbasi, Mu’in Musavvir worked for both the court and private individuals. He was one of the most prolific artists of the late seventeenth century and one of the few who frequently signed his works; the signature at the lower left shows his typical awkward calligraphy.
Geography: 
Iran
Status: 
By appointment, Duffy Study Room
Culture: 
Iranian/Persian, Islamic
Period: 
Safavid dynasty (1501–1722)
Classification: 
Paintings
Provenance: 

Sale Collection Sevadjian, Paris, November, 1960, lot 46; sold to Vera M. MacDonald and John D. MacDonald, Boston, Mass., tNovember, 1960; given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2001

Bibliography: 

Kishwar Rizvi, “Islamic Art at the Yale University Art Gallery,” Arts of Asia (March–April 2018): 103, fig. 19.

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.