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Muhammad Qasim Tabrizi

Illuminated Frontispiece with Shamsa

Description

Maker

Muhammad Qasim Tabrizi (Persian, d. 1659

Title

Illuminated Frontispiece with Shamsa

Period

Safavid

Year

mid-1600s

Medium

  • watercolor,
  • ink,
  • and gold on paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • watercolor,
  • ink,
  • and gold on paper

Materials

gold, ink, watercolor

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Origin: Iran

Dimensions

34 x 21.6 cm (13 3/8 x 8 1/2 inches) (sheet) Mat size: A; Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 2004-2005; Asia

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed by Muhammad Qasim

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

17.425

Type

  • Manuscripts

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Glimpses of Grandeur
Courtly Arts of the Later Islamic Empires
Sep 24, 1999 – Dec 26, 1999

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Muhammad Qasim Tabrizi (Persian, d. 1659
d. 1659)
Illuminated Frontispiece with Shamsa, mid-1600s
Watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
34 x 21.6 cm (13 3/8 x 8 1/2 inches) (sheet) Mat size: A; Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 2004-2005; Asia
Museum Appropriation Fund 17.425

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