High Museum presents rarely displayed Persian art
Inkwell, Pakistan, Sindh, 18th century, steel overlaid with gold (koftgari), the Hossein Afshar Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
ATLANTA, GA
.- This winter, the High Museum of Art presents Bestowing Beauty: Masterpieces from Persian Lands (Dec. 12, 2020-April 18, 2021), an exhibition of nearly 100 works exemplifying the rich artistic traditions of Iranian civilization from the 6th to the 19th century.
Organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Bestowing Beauty features works rarely publicly displayed from one of the most significant private collections of Persian art, the Hossein Afshar Collection. The works span a range of media, including carpets, textiles, manuscripts, paintings, ceramics, lacquer, metalwork and jeweled objects. Highlights include exquisite miniature paintings from the Shahnama, the Iranian national epic; a range of historically significant ceramics; precious inlaid metal wares; fin
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