Calligraphy from a Ghazal of Badr al-Din Hilali Jaghata’i (Persian, active c. 1500)
c. 1550; borders added c. 1700s and mounted upside down
Faqir Ali
Faqir Ali (Persian, active c. 1550–1610)
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Calligraphy from a Ghazal of Badr al-Din Hilali Jaghata’i (Persian, active c. 1500), c. 1550; borders added c. 1700s and mounted upside down. Faqir Ali (Persian, active c. 1550–1610). Ink on paper (verso); page: 37.5 x 25.4 cm (14 3/4 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.309.b
- Maker/Artist
- Faqir Ali
- Classification
- Calligraphy
- Formatted Medium
- ink on paper (verso)
- Dimensions
- Page: 37.5 x 25.4 cm (14 3/4 x 10 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Calligraphy, Persian verses in nasta‘liq script: He is Venerable!/ I am the dust on the path of the messenger to my beloved’s hallowed sanctuary;/ Perchance I may reach the destination in his footsteps./ On the burn in my branded heart, do not place any soothing balm,/ So that the comfort that I draw from my pain and sorrow for my beloved does not abate.
- Departments
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 2013.309.b
- Credit Line
- Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
- Exhibitions
- <em>A Flower From Every Meadow</em>. Asia House Gallery, New York, NY; Center for Asian Art and Culture, San Francisco, CA; Albright-Know Gallery of Art, Buffalo, New York, NY (1973)., <em>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 245)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (December 31, 2013-June 30, 2014).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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