print
- Museum number
- 1995,1020,0.1
- Title
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Object: The world's birds in conference, Monoprint #1
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Series: The Conference of the Birds
- Description
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Print. Calligraphic birds on marbled ground. Two sheets of Indian paper joined at centre. Illustration of "The world's birds gathered in conference and said, `Our constitution makes no sense. All nations in the world require a king. How is it that we alone have no such thing?'" Oil-based printing ink, water-based marbling, Indian paper (Khadi). This is based on the text of Farid al-Din Attar.
- Production date
- 1991
- Dimensions
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Height: 52.80 centimetres
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Width: 80.60 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- The artist has written notes on the verso describing the technique, exhibition history and translation.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited Jalian Gallery, London, Apr-May 1993
- Acquisition date
- 1995
- Department
- Middle East
- Registration number
- 1995,1020,0.1
