Gathering with the Recitation of Poetry, Music, and Wine

Description Provenance Credit

Description This folio from Walters manuscript W.632 depicts a gathering with the recitation of poetry, music, and wine.

Provenance Muhammad Habib [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [seal impression on fol. 2b and invocation: ya kabikaj on fol. 1a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creator

Hafiz (Persian, flourished 8th century AH/AD 14th century) (Author)

Period

10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)

Medium

ink and pigments on laid Persian paper
(Manuscripts & Rare Books)

Accession Number

W.632.76B

Measurements

H: 7 7/8 x W: 4 5/16 in. (20 x 11 cm)

Geographies

Iran (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View

Binding from Collection of Poems (Divan)	Title
late 11th century AH/AD 17th-12th century AH/AD 18th century	Period
W.632.binding	Accession

Reception with Poet	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)	Period
W.632.50B	Accession
musicians	Tags