Iran, Isfahan, Safavid period (1501-1722)
1926.533CCCC0
Iran, Kashan, Safavid period (1501–1722)
1944.239CCCC0
Iran, Isfahan, in the style of the Safavid period (1501–1722)
1962.23CCCC0
Riza-yi Abbasi (Iranian)
1944.494CCCC0
Iran, probably Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)
1947.500CCCC0
Mir Musavvir (Iranian, c. 1510–1555) and 1 other
1988.96CCCC0
Iran, Yazd[?], reign of Shah Tahmasp, Safavid period (1501-1736)
1948.205CCCC0
Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)
1960.199CCCC0
Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722)
1939.38CCCC0
Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)
2006.146CCCC0
Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722)
1944.487CCCC0
Sultan Muhammad (Iranian) and 1 other
2006.148CCCC0
Iran, Kashan, Safavid period (1501-1722)
1944.499CCCC0
Iran, probably Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)
2021.237CCCC0
Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722)
1926.22CCCC0
Iran, Isfahan or Yazd, Safavid period (1501-1722)
1932.42CCCC0
Sadiqi Bek (Iranian, 1533–1609)
1988.101CCCC0
Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722)
1949.467CCCC0
Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)
1962.24CCCC0
Riza-yi Abbasi (Iranian)
1947.497CCCC0
Iran, Shiraz or Mashhad, Safavid period (1501-1722)
1947.501CCCC0
Muhammad Yusuf (Iranian)
1947.499CCCC0
Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722)
1943.91CCCC0
Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722)
1917.1078CCCC0
Iran, Tabriz or Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722)
1915.597CCCC0
Iran, Qazvin or Isfahan, Safavid period (1501-1722) (recto); Iran, possibly Timurid period (1370-1501) (verso)
1947.496CCCC0
Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722)
1939.508CCCC0
Faqir Ali (Persian, active c. 1550–1610)
2013.309.bCCCC0
Afghanistan, Herat or Iran, Qazvin, Timurid period (1370–1501) or Safavid period (1501–1722)
1971.305.aCCCC0
Iran, Isfahan, Safavid period (1501-1722)
1925.132CCCC0
Iran, Isfahan, Safavid period (1501-1722)
1915.648CCCC0
| Title, Date | Artist / Culture | Accession number | Medium | Dimensions | Credit line | Rights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran, Isfahan, Safavid period (1501-1722) | 1926.533 | Cotton: warp; cotton and silk: wefts; silk: pile, asymmetrical knot; gilt- and silver-metal thread: brocaded | Overall: 236.2 x 143.5 cm (93 x 56 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 1994.1 | forged steel, cut to shape and pierced | Overall: 27 x 35 cm (10 5/8 x 13 3/4 in.) | Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Iran, Kashan, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 1944.239 | Silk: velvet, brocaded, pile-warp substitution; gilt-metal thread | Overall: 79.4 x 66.7 cm (31 1/4 x 26 1/4 in.); Mounted: 89.5 x 74.9 cm (35 1/4 x 29 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 1924.743 | Silk: lampas | Overall: 85.1 x 38.1 cm (33 1/2 x 15 in.); Mounted: 91.4 x 45.7 cm (36 x 18 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Iran, Isfahan, Safavid period (1501-1722) | 1969.291 | cast brass, turned, engraved, inlaid with black compound (niello) | Overall: 17 cm (6 11/16 in.); Diameter of base: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.); Diameter of rim: 16.8 cm (6 5/8 in.) | Gift of Rosenberg & Stiebel, Inc. | CCCC0 | |
| Iran, Isfahan, in the style of the Safavid period (1501–1722) | 1962.23 | ceramic mosaic | Mihrab: 290.7 x 245.3 cm (114 7/16 x 96 9/16 in.); Frieze: 69.2 x 1563.5 cm (27 1/4 x 615 9/16 in.) | Gift of Katharine Holden Thayer | CCCC0 | |
 | Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 1953.17 | silk and silver-metal thread: lampas, brocaded | Overall: 87.7 x 52.1 cm (34 1/2 x 20 1/2 in.); Mounted: 94 x 58.4 cm (37 x 23 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
Riza-yi Abbasi (Iranian) | 1944.494 | ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper | Image: 21 x 12.4 cm (8 1/4 x 4 7/8 in.); Overall: 31.6 x 20.4 cm (12 7/16 x 8 1/16 in.); Text area: 21 x 12.4 cm (8 1/4 x 4 7/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
Iran, probably Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722) | 1947.500 | opaque watercolor, gold, silver, and ink on paper; double-sided | Sheet: 29.6 x 16.2 cm (11 5/8 x 6 3/8 in.); Image: 21 x 13 cm (8 1/4 x 5 1/8 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
Mir Musavvir (Iranian, c. 1510–1555) and 1 other | 1988.96 | Gum tempera, ink, gold, and silver on paper | Sheet: 47.5 x 32.2 cm (18 11/16 x 12 11/16 in.); Image: 28.4 x 18.5 cm (11 3/16 x 7 5/16 in.) | Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund | CCCC0 | ||
| Iran, Yazd[?], reign of Shah Tahmasp, Safavid period (1501-1736) | 1948.205 | velvet, cut, voided, brocaded, and pile-warp substitution: silk and gilt-metal strips | Overall: 71.1 x 55.6 cm (28 x 21 7/8 in.); Mounted: 81.3 x 66 cm (32 x 26 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722) | 1960.199 | Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper | Image: 25.4 x 15.7 cm (10 x 6 3/16 in.); Overall: 31 x 20.1 cm (12 3/16 x 7 15/16 in.); Text area: 21 x 13.5 cm (8 1/4 x 5 5/16 in.) | Gift of John C. Heege | CCCC0 | ||
Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 1939.38 | Silk and gilt-metal thread: lampas, brocaded | Overall: 55.4 x 28.5 cm (21 13/16 x 11 1/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
 | Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 1915.594 | Fritware with underglaze design in colored slips, Kubachi ware | Overall: 8.4 x 35.6 cm (3 5/16 x 14 in.) | Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust | CCCC0 | |
Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722) | 2006.146 | opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper | Gift of William Kelly Simpson in memory of his wife Marilyn M. Simpson and her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. | CCCC0 | |||
 | Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 1915.582 | Fritware with underglaze design in colored slips, Kubachi ware | Overall: 27 x 10.6 cm (10 5/8 x 4 3/16 in.) | Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust | CCCC0 | |
Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722) | 1944.487 | opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper | Sheet: 32.7 x 21.8 cm (12 7/8 x 8 9/16 in.); Image: 20.3 x 12.7 cm (8 x 5 in.); Text area: 20.3 x 12.7 cm (8 x 5 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
Sultan Muhammad (Iranian) and 1 other | 2006.148 | Gum tempera, ink, gold, and silver on paper | Gift of William Kelly Simpson in memory of his wife Marilyn M. Simpson and her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. | CCCC0 | |||
Iran, Kashan, Safavid period (1501-1722) | 1944.499 | Silk: velvet, pile-warp substitution | Mounted: 44.5 x 26.7 cm (17 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
| Iran, probably Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722) | 2021.237 | Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper | Gift of Lori H. Luciano in memory of her parents, Nicholas H. and Rhea A. Luciano | CCCC0 | ||
| Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 1926.22 | silk and gilt-metal thread: twill weave with supplementary weft, stamped | Overall: 85.7 x 71.1 cm (33 3/4 x 28 in.); Mounted: 92.7 x 78.7 cm (36 1/2 x 31 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Iran, Isfahan or Yazd, Safavid period (1501-1722) | 1932.42 | Silk: velvet, brocaded, and pile-warp substitution; gilt- and silver-metal thread | Overall: 157.5 x 72.7 cm (62 x 28 5/8 in.); Mounted: 167.6 x 83.2 cm (66 x 32 3/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Shafi' Abbasi (Iranian) | 1971.84 | opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper | Sheet: 16.1 x 25 cm (6 5/16 x 9 13/16 in.); Image: 7.7 x 13.4 cm (3 1/16 x 5 1/4 in.) | Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 2003.96 | silk, gilt- and silver-metal thread: samite | Overall: 50.1 x 27.5 cm (19 3/4 x 10 13/16 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
 | Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 1915.666 | Silk and silver-metal thread: lampas | Overall: 114.3 x 68.6 cm (45 x 27 in.); Mounted: 123.8 x 77.5 cm (48 3/4 x 30 1/2 in.) | Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust | CCCC0 | |
| Sadiqi Bek (Iranian, 1533–1609) | 1988.101 | opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper | Sheet: 33.5 x 23.5 cm (13 3/16 x 9 1/4 in.); Image: 33.5 x 23.5 cm (13 3/16 x 9 1/4 in.) | Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 1949.467 | Silk and silver-metal thread: twill weave with complementary and discontinuous weft | Overall: 47.7 x 48.3 cm (18 3/4 x 19 in.); Mounted: 58.4 x 58.4 cm (23 x 23 in.) | John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 | |
Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722) | 1962.24 | opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper | Sheet: 47 x 29.7 cm (18 1/2 x 11 11/16 in.); Image: 43.9 x 26.6 cm (17 5/16 x 10 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
| Riza-yi Abbasi (Iranian) | 1947.497 | opaque watercolor and gold on paper | Image: 15.3 x 8 cm (6 x 3 1/8 in.); Overall: 27.7 x 16.4 cm (10 7/8 x 6 7/16 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
Iran, Shiraz or Mashhad, Safavid period (1501-1722) | 1947.501 | opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper | Sheet: 29.8 x 17.3 cm (11 3/4 x 6 13/16 in.); Image: 21.3 x 15.3 cm (8 3/8 x 6 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
| Muhammad Yusuf (Iranian) | 1947.499 | ink, gold, and colors on paper | Sheet: 33.5 x 21.9 cm (13 3/16 x 8 5/8 in.); Image: 15 x 9.6 cm (5 7/8 x 3 3/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 1943.91 | Silk and metallic thread: taffeta, brocaded | Overall: 38.1 x 40.6 cm (15 x 16 in.); Mounted: 48.3 x 50.8 cm (19 x 20 in.) | Gift of Mrs. Fred R. White | CCCC0 | |
| Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722) | 1917.1078 | opaque watercolor and gold on paper | Sheet: 30 x 21.1 cm (11 13/16 x 8 5/16 in.); Image: 14.3 x 8.9 cm (5 5/8 x 3 1/2 in.) | Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust | CCCC0 | |
 | Shaykh Muhammad (Iranian) | 1944.489 | ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper | Image: 21.4 x 28.4 cm (8 7/16 x 11 3/16 in.); Overall: 28.6 x 40.8 cm (11 1/4 x 16 1/16 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Iran, Tabriz or Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722) | 1915.597 | opaque watercolor and gold on paper | Sheet: 32.5 x 21.5 cm (12 13/16 x 8 7/16 in.); Image: 17.4 x 11 cm (6 7/8 x 4 5/16 in.) | Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust | CCCC0 | |
 | Muhammadi (Iranian) | 1944.491 | opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper | Overall: 28.6 x 19 cm (11 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
Iran, Qazvin or Isfahan, Safavid period (1501-1722) (recto); Iran, possibly Timurid period (1370-1501) (verso) | 1947.496 | opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper | Verso image: 11.8 x 5.3 cm (4 5/8 x 2 1/16 in.); Recto Image: 12.2 x 5.7 cm (4 13/16 x 2 1/4 in.); Overall: 37.1 x 24.8 cm (14 5/8 x 9 3/4 in.) | Edward L. Whittemore Fund | CCCC0 | ||
 | Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 1928.651 | silk and silver-metal thread: double cloth | Overall: 20.6 x 12.1 cm (8 1/8 x 4 3/4 in.); Mounted: 25.4 x 17.8 cm (10 x 7 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
| Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722) | 1939.508 | opaque watercolor and ink on paper | Image: 19.8 x 13.3 cm (7 13/16 x 5 1/4 in.); Overall: 21.2 x 13.3 cm (8 3/8 x 5 1/4 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
Faqir Ali (Persian, active c. 1550–1610) | 2013.309.b | ink on paper (verso) | Page: 37.5 x 25.4 cm (14 3/4 x 10 in.) | 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 | CCCC0 | ||
Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 1924.744 | silk and gilt-metal thread: taqueté ground with twill pattern, brocaded | Overall: 26 x 46.5 cm (10 1/4 x 18 5/16 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | ||
Afghanistan, Herat or Iran, Qazvin, Timurid period (1370–1501) or Safavid period (1501–1722) | 1971.305.a | opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper | Sheet: 31.1 x 15 cm (12 1/4 x 5 7/8 in.); Image: 22.6 x 14.7 cm (8 7/8 x 5 13/16 in.) | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John D. MacDonald | CCCC0 | ||
 | Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 1984.228 | silk: compound twill | Overall: 25.6 x 42.3 cm (10 1/16 x 16 5/8 in.) | Anonymous Gift | CCCC0 | |
| Iran, Isfahan, Safavid period (1501-1722) | 1925.132 | opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper | Sheet: 34.6 x 22.5 cm (13 5/8 x 8 7/8 in.); Image: 21.2 x 12.5 cm (8 3/8 x 4 15/16 in.) | The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund | CCCC0 | |
Iran, probably Isfahan, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 1940.689 | Varnished lacquer and opaque watercolor over papier-mâché, ink, and copper alloy | Overall: 3.6 x 22.3 x 4.2 cm (1 7/16 x 8 3/4 x 1 5/8 in.) | Bequest of James Parmelee | CCCC0 | ||
| Iran, Isfahan, Safavid period (1501-1722) | 1915.648 | faience, cuerda seca technique | Overall: 44.5 x 23.5 cm (17 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.) | Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust | CCCC0 | |
Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 2007.13.4 | silk, silver-metal thread: plain weave with inner warps and with continuous and discontinuous supplementary wefts bound in plain and 1/3 Z twill order | Overall: 110.2 x 23.7 cm (43 3/8 x 9 5/16 in.) | Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund | CCCC0 | ||
Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 2007.13.2 | Silk, silver-metal thread: plain weave with inner warps and with continuous and discontinuous supplementary wefts bound in plain and 1/3 Z twill order | Overall: 139.7 x 22.9 cm (55 x 9 in.) | Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund | CCCC0 | ||
 | Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 1953.478 | silk and metal: twill weave with areas of double cloth | Overall: 27 x 31.8 cm (10 5/8 x 12 1/2 in.) | Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund | CCCC0 | |
Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 2007.13.3 | silk, silver-metal thread: plain weave with inner warps and with continuous and discontinuous supplementary wefts bound in plain and 1/3 Z twill order | Overall: 140.3 x 21 cm (55 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.) | Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund | CCCC0 | ||
 | Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 1915.650 | faience, cuerda seca technique | Overall: 32.3 x 32.3 x 2.8 cm (12 11/16 x 12 11/16 x 1 1/8 in.) | Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust | CCCC0 | |
Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722) | 2007.13.5 | Silk, silver-metal thread: plain weave with inner warps and with continuous and discontinuous supplementary wefts bound in plain and 1/3 Z twill order | Overall: 109 x 23.3 cm (42 15/16 x 9 3/16 in.) | Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund | CCCC0 |