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Animals, Precious Stones, Coins, and Musical Instruments (recto) from a Mu'nis al-Ahrar fi Daqa'iq al-Ash'ar (The Free Men's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Muhammad Ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi (active 1340s)
c. 1341
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
This is one of several pages that were removed from a unique manuscript of this otherwise unknown work, which bears a colophon stating that it was written by the author and finished "Ramadan, 741" (February 1341). Illustrations on both sides include various animals, trees, and objects such as weapons, musical instruments, and jewels.
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- Title: Animals, Precious Stones, Coins, and Musical Instruments (recto) from a Mu'nis al-Ahrar fi Daqa'iq al-Ash'ar (The Free Men's Companion to the Subtleties of Poems) of Muhammad Ibn Badr al-Din Jajarmi (active 1340s)
- Date Created: c. 1341
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 19.7 x 13.5 cm (7 3/4 x 5 5/16 in.)
- Provenance: Hagop Kevorkian [1872–1962], New York, NY, ?-1945, to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1945-present
- Type: Manuscript
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1945.385.a
- Medium: opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
- Inscriptions: Script: Thulth, (text on the previous page, leaf 2f, Harvard University Art Museums, 1960.186) In the hands of his slaves and of his friends are:/ Spear and sword, javelin and pen./ Ever all roasted at his table are:/ Ox and fish, camel and horse and sheep./ Ocean and mine have showered on his presence:/ Pearl and ruby, coined gold and silver/ The minstrels at his banquet bear in their hands:/ Lute and harp, rebec, pipe and tambourine.
- Department: Islamic Art
- Culture: Iran, Shiraz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353)
- Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Collection: Islamic Art
- Accession Number: 1945.385.a
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