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At the center of the recto side of this folio is a shamsa, or sunburst, an exquisite symmetrical pattern of floral and geometric shapes painted in precious pigments and gold to reference divine light. The shamsa might have been intended to contain a name or portrait identifying the manuscript’s original owner, but in this case it is empty.

Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501)

 

opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Image: 27.7 x 10.3 cm (10 7/8 x 4 1/16 in.); Overall: 32.5 x 22.1 cm (12 13/16 x 8 11/16 in.)

 

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

clevelandart.org/art/1945.169.a

August 21, 2013 at 04:06PM

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The front of the fuchi is dominated by a large, open chrysanthemum flower. Leaves and buds appear on the reverse. The fuchi forms a continuous composition with the koi-guchi kanagu on the hilt. This is part of a mounted set.

Japanese

 

H: 1 9/16 x W: 7/8 x D: 7/16 in. (4 x 2.3 x 1.1 cm)

medium: silver, gold

culture: Japanese

 

Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

art.thewalters.org/detail/6169

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