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Asian Art
Photo credit: Yale University Art Gallery
Explore image in Desert Finch Perched on a Rock
ca. 1650
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
without mounting: 5 7/8 × 3 7/16 in. (14.9 × 8.8 cm)
with mounting: 12 × 9 1/8 in. (30.5 × 23.2 cm)
with mounting: 12 × 9 1/8 in. (30.5 × 23.2 cm)
The Vera M. and John D. MacDonald, B.A. 1927, Collection, Gift of Mrs. John D. MacDonald
2001.138.10
Geography:
Iran
Status:
Culture:
Iranian/Persian, Islamic
Period:
Safavid dynasty (1501–1722)
Classification:
Paintings
Provenance:
Sale Collection Sevadjian, Paris, March, 1961, lot 49; sold to Vera M. MacDonald and John D. MacDonald, Boston, Mass., tNovember, March, 1961; given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2001
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.
