Sagittarius, the Archer

Series TitleThe Book of the Fixed Stars (Kitab al-Kawakib ath-Thabitah)

CulturePersian

Datemid-15th century

MediumColors on polished paper

DimensionsImage: 8 × 5 3/8 inches (20.32 × 13.65 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/2 × 6 inches (21.59 × 15.24 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust

Object number35-30/1

On View

Not on view

Collections

South and Southeast Asian Art

Terms

Exhibition History

Peasants and Nomads of the Arab World, Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM, October 1, 1958–February 28, 1959.

Fantastic Animals (Mythological Zoo), Junior Art Gallery, Louisville, KY, May 4–August 1, 1959, no cat.

Mapping the Heavens: Art, Astronomy, and Exchange Between the Islamic Lands and Europe, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, December 14, 2024–January 11, 2026, no cat.

Provenance

With Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962), New York, by February 14, 1934-1935 [1];

Purchased from Kevorkian by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1935.

NOTES:

[1] According to the receipt slip, this object arrived at the Nelson-Atkins on approval from Kevorkian on February 14, 1934. It remained on loan until its purchase in 1935. Nelson-Atkins Archives, RG01/01, Director's Office Records: Paul Gardner, 1932-53, Box 1, Folder 23, Kevorkian 1932-50.

Published References

Catalogue of Persian and Indian Miniatures and Mediaval Illuminated Initials, formerly in the Collection of M. Léonce Rosenberg of Paris (London: Sotheby, Wilkinson, and Hodge, 1921).

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