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Calligraphy from a ghazal of Fakhr al-Din Iraqi (Persian, 1213–1289) and a verse from the Tuhfat al-ahrar (The Gift of the Free) of Abd al-Rahman Jami
Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (Indian, active mid-1700s)c. 1760
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
The first two lines in Persian read:
Once again, Iraqi broke his vows:
From the cup of love he became intoxicated and ecstatic.
The excerpt from the mystic poet Jami is more of a pious injunction:
Until you are bold enough to take to the seas,
You will not reap spiritual benefits from your inner heart.
Unless you pitch your tent next to the spiritual guide,
You will not enjoy him to the fullest.
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- Title: Calligraphy from a ghazal of Fakhr al-Din Iraqi (Persian, 1213–1289) and a verse from the Tuhfat al-ahrar (The Gift of the Free) of Abd al-Rahman Jami
- Creator: Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (Indian, active mid-1700s)
- Date Created: c. 1760
- Physical Dimensions: Page: 31.1 x 26.2 cm (12 1/4 x 10 5/16 in.)
- Provenance: Sir Charles Forbes, 7th Baronet [1773-1849], Bengal, London, and Scotland, by descent to his great-grandson, Colonel Sir John Forbes, Colonel Sir John Stewart Forbes [1901-1984], Baronet, DSO, DL, Allargue House, Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK, consigned to Sotheby's London for sale, (Sotheby's, London, Western and Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures, lot 23), Ralph Benkaim [1914-2001], Beverly Hills, CA, by descent to his wife Catherine Benkaim, (Catherine Glynn Benkaim [b. 1946], Beverly Hills, CA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art), The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Calligraphy
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.349.b
- Medium: ink on paper, illuminated panels of Persian poetry (verso)
- Inscriptions: verso: Illuminated panel of Persian poetry in nast'aliq calligraphy. Two poems: a ghazal of ‘Iraqi (Persian, 1213–1289) and an anonymous mystical verse
- Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Culture: India, Mughal, 18th century
- 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
- Collection: Indian Art - Mughal
- Accession Number: 2013.349.b
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