Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami; recto: Bahram Gur and the Princess in the Yellow Pavilion; verso: text, Princess telling the story

Smithsonian Collections

Previous custodian or owner: Henri Vever (1854 - 1942); Georges Tabbagh; Francois Mautin (French, born 1907)
Provenance: To 1913; Georges Tabbagh, Paris, France. [1]; From 1913 to 1942; Henri Vever (1854-1942), Paris and Noyers, France, purchased from Georges Tabbagh, Paris, France on November 22, 1913. [2]; From 1942 to 1986; Family member, Paris and Boulogne, France, by inheritance from Henri Vever, Paris and Noyers, France. [3]; From 1986; Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, purchased from a family member, Paris and Boulogne, France. [4]; Notes:; [1] See Susan Nemazee, "Appendix 7: Chart of Recent Provenance" in An Annotated and Illustrated Checklist of the Vever Collection, Glenn D. Lowry et al (Washington, DC: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1988), p. 404. See also Glen D. Lowry and Susan Nemazee, "Appendix 2: Ledger of Acquisitions, 1894 and 1907-17" in A Jeweler’s Eye: Islamic Arts of the Book from the Vever Collection (Washington, DC: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1988), p. 235.; [2] See note 1.; [3] See the Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of the Henri Vever Collection of January 9, 1986, Collections Management Office.; [4] See note 3.

Credit Line: Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler

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Topic: dance; Safavid period (1501 - 1722); Khamsa; pavilion; percussion instrument; fiddle; Iran; princess; Bahram Gur; musician; Arts of the Islamic World; Henri Vever collection; WWII-era provenance

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