Textile Fragment Depicting Figures in a Landscape

dated 1008 AH/1599–1600 CE

Not on view

This textile fragment and 06.1197.2 depict a kneeling servant offering a bowl of fruit to a man standing beside a tree. The idealized scene of figures in a landscape setting was popularized by illustrations to Safavid poetic anthologies, and were emulated by textile designers. The black outlining of the figures and other motifs (including the wine cup containing a date, A.H. 1008/A.D. 1599–1600, and signature, Husain) create a graphic quality akin to line drawing.

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Title: Textile Fragment Depicting Figures in a Landscape
Date: dated 1008 AH/1599–1600 CE
Geography: Attributed to Iran
Medium: Silk, metal wrapped thread; lampas
Dimensions: Textile: L. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
W. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Mount: L. 11 in. (27.9 cm)
W. 16 in. (40.6 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Woven
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
Object Number: 06.1197.1
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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