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Seated Sufi
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With a remarkable economy of means, this drawing presents a bearded man in an apparent state of meditation, seated before the tools of a scribe. His tall, bell-shaped cap suggests an affiliation with a Sufi or dervish order. Flowing lines of varying thicknesses define the mass of his body, while minute and delicate brush strokes suggest the textures of his beard, shaven head, and light shawl. Based on the exquisite calligraphic freedom of line coupled with a portrayal of a trance-like state, this drawing has been attributed to Aqa Riza (Riza Abbasi) by Stuart Cary Welch, and Sheila Canby.
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art
Stuart Cary Welch Jr. Warner New Hampshire (by April 1 1969-2008) by inheritance; to Edith I. Welch Warner New Hampshire (2008-2011) gift; to Harvard Art Museums 2011.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum The Stuart Cary Welch Collection Gift of Edith I. Welch in memory of Stuart Cary Welch
Title: Seated Sufi
Description:
With a remarkable economy of means, this drawing presents a bearded man in an apparent state of meditation, seated before the tools of a scribe.
His tall, bell-shaped cap suggests an affiliation with a Sufi or dervish order.
Flowing lines of varying thicknesses define the mass of his body, while minute and delicate brush strokes suggest the textures of his beard, shaven head, and light shawl.
Based on the exquisite calligraphic freedom of line coupled with a portrayal of a trance-like state, this drawing has been attributed to Aqa Riza (Riza Abbasi) by Stuart Cary Welch, and Sheila Canby.
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