Folio from a Qur'an, sura 98:4,5-8; sura 99:1-8; sura 100:1-11; sura 101:1-11; sura 102:1-3
Object Details
- Description
- Detached folio from a Qur'an; recto: Sura al-Bayyina (the Clear Proof), sura 98: part of 2,3-8, Sura al-Zalzala (The Earthquake), sura 99:1-8, recto begins with "suhufa", one column, 15 lines of text; verso: Sura al-Adiyat (The Courser), sura 100:1-11, Sura al-Qari'a (The Calamity), sura 101:1-11, Sura al-Takathur (The Piling up), sura 102: 1-2 and part of 3, verso begins with "wal'adyat", one column, 13 lines of text; Arabic in black, blue, white and gold naskh, thuluth and muhaqqaq script, sura headings in white and gold thuluth and muhaqqaq script; vocalized in black with red letters for reading and recitation; marginal medallions and inscription; one of a group of twenty folios.
- Border: The recto/verso is set in gold, red, blue and purple rulings on cream-colored paper.
- Inscriptions
- Recto: bottom left, waqf (endowment)
- Provenance
- ?-1942
- Henri Vever (1851-1942), method of acquisition unknown [1]
- 1942-1947
- Jeanne Louise Monthiers (1861-1947), bequest of Henri Vever [2]
- 1947-1986
- Francois Mautin (1907-2003), bequest of Jeanne Louise Monthiers and Henri Vever [3]
- From 1986
- The National Museum of Asian Art, by purchased from Francois Mautin [4]
- Notes:
- [1] An accomplished French jeweler and collector, Henri Vever amassed a large and impressive collection of works of art during his lifetime. His holdings in Japanese prints and Islamic arts of the books, especially from Iran and India, were among the most important assembled in the early twentieth century. This object was in Vever's collection at the time of his death in 1942.
- [2] Upon Henri Vever's death on September 25, 1942, his wife, Jeanne Louise Monthiers inherited the object. See exhibits F and G of Agreement of Purchase and Sale of the Henri Vever Collection, January 9, 1986, copy in object file.
- [3] Upon the death of Jeanne Louise Monthiers, as stipulated in the will of Henri Vever, the family's assets were divided evenly between his two grandchildren. His only grandson, Francois Mautin inherited the collection known as "The Henri Vever Collection of Oriental Art and Manuscripts Including Persian and Indian Art and Manuscripts." This object is part of that collection. See exhibits F and G as cited in note 3.
- [4] The Museum purchased the entirety of the collection from Francois Mautin on January 9, 1986. See purchase agreement, copy in object file. This work is part of the Museum’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection.
- Research updated on June 27, 2024
- Collection
- Arthur M. Sackler Collection
- Exhibition History
- Sacred Beauty: A Millennium of Religious Art, 600-1600 (September 08, 2007 to January 06, 2008)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Henri Vever (1854-1942)
- Francois Mautin (1907-2003)
- Credit Line
- Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler
- Data Source
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Date
- Second half 16th century
- Period
- Ottoman period
- Accession Number
- S1986.75
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Manuscript
- Medium
- Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 35.4 x 23.8 cm (13 15/16 x 9 3/8 in)
- Origin
- Turkey
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Topic
- Islam
- Ottoman period (1307 - 1922)
- Qur'an
- naskh script
- illumination
- Turkey
- Arts of the Islamic World
- Henri Vever collection
- sura 98
- sura 99
- sura 100
- sura 101
- sura 102
- Record ID
- fsg_S1986.75
