Painting of travellers in the Sea

Material Information

Title:
Painting of travellers in the Sea
Series Title:
Papers of General Fereydoun Djam. Visual art.
Creator:
[Unknown photographer]
عکاس ناشناخته ( contributor )
Place of Publication:
[S.l.]
Publisher:
[unknown artist]
Publication Date:
Language:
Persian
Arabic (Nastaliq variant)

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Ocean travel ( LCSH )
آسیا -- ایران
Genre:
paintings (visual works)
Spatial Coverage:
Asia -- Iran
Coordinates:
32 x 53

Notes

General Note:
Dated: [date of publication not identified]
General Note:
Extent: 1 piece
General Note:
440 x 320 mm
General Note:
Following its donation to SOAS by the Fereydoun Djam Charitable Trust in 2011, this item was held in the SOAS Brunei Gallery art collection between 2011-2015 [Reference: SOASAW 2011.0239.01]
General Note:
Ink painting of three boats of travellers at sea with calligraphy on the top and bottom. Painting of travellers in the sea. Three boats, each with several people. A king sits in one of the boats with a throne-like fixture, he holds a bow and his assistant a bag of arrows. He has fired an arrow which has hit a white bird. Calligraphy is Nastaliq script. Last line: The Western lands are a great key to learning and literacy. Has a gold floral window mount. Ink, pigment and gold, calligraphy on paper. 1 sheet. Dimensions: 440 x 320 mm.
General Note:
Removed from wooden frame by SOAS Brunei Gallery staff before transfer to SOAS Library
General Note:
Descriptive text from former entry on SOAS Brunei Gallery catalogue
General Note:
Source document stored in oversize box containing glass items
General Note:
VIAF (name authority) : Djām, Fereydūn, 1914- : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/57892424

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Special Collections
Rights Management:
This item is licensed with the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivative License. This license allows others to download this work and share them with others as long as they mention the author and link back to the author, but they can’t change them in any way or use them commercially.
Resource Identifier:
PP MS 95, Box 9 ( SOAS Order with reference )
PP MS 95/07/04 ( SOAS CALM Reference )