Blue Iris
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Attributed to Muhammad Zaman (Persian, active 1649–1704). Blue Iris, A.H. 1074/1663–1664 C.E.. Ink, opaque watercolor on paper; gilded borders, Sheet: 13 1/16 x 8 3/8 in. (33.2 x 21.3 cm) Image: 7 1/2 x 4 3/8 in. (19 x 11.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Hagop Kevorkian Fund and Special Middle Eastern Art Fund, 86.23. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Title
Blue Iris
Date
A.H. 1074/1663–1664 C.E.
Dynasty
Safavid
Period
Safavid
Geography
Place made: Isfahan, Iran
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor on paper; gilded borders
Classification
Dimensions
Sheet: 13 1/16 x 8 3/8 in. (33.2 x 21.3 cm) Image: 7 1/2 x 4 3/8 in. (19 x 11.1 cm)
Signatures
Muhammad Zaman (see Inscription)
Inscriptions
Inscribed in Persian nasta'liq script: "Ya Sahib al-Zaman" ("O Lord of Time", allegorical signature of Muhammad Zaman) above to the right and left.
Credit Line
Hagop Kevorkian Fund and Special Middle Eastern Art Fund
Accession Number
86.23
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