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Asian Art
Photo credit: Yale University Art Gallery
Artist: Ali Naqi, active 1684–1702
Wryneck on a Branch
1700–1701
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
without mounting: 5 9/16 × 4 1/8 in. (14.2 × 10.4 cm)
with mounting: 11 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (29.8 × 24.7 cm)
The Vera M. and John D. MacDonald, B.A. 1927, Collection, Gift of Mrs. John D. MacDonald
2001.138.8
Status:
By appointment
Culture:
Iranian, Islamic
Period:
Safavid dynasty (1501–1736)
Classification:
Paintings
Provenance:
Collection Sevadjian, Paris, Sale November 1960; Vera M. and John D. MacDonald, Boston, Mass. to 2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
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.
