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Single work, illustrated
Two Lovers
Riza `Abbasi (ca. 1565–1635)
A.H. 1039/ A.D. 1629–30
Iran
Ink, watercolor, and gold on paper
H. 7 1/8 in. x W. 4 11/16 in. (18.1 x 11.9 cm)
Codices
Purchase, Francis M. Weld Gift, 1950
50.164
Signature: Signed and dated by Riza `Abbasi
Inscriptions: In Persian, left center: "Drawn by the humble Riza-yi `Abbasi, in good fortune, year A.H. 1039, completed Tuesday, eighth day of Shawwal [May 21, 1630 A.D.]"; (above) "God!"; (below) [numeral 5]. (H. McAllister, trans. 1951)
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