ManuscriptsPersian16th century

Heavenly and Earthly Drunkenness (text, verso; text recto), folio from a manuscript of Divan of Hafiz

c. 1530

Artists

Sultan MuhammadArtist

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Ink, color and gold on paper

Culture

Persian

Period

Safavid period

Century

16th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

28.5 x 18 cm (11 1/4 x 7 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Louis Cartier Collection, Paris (by 1958), sold; to Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Cary Welch, Jr., Warren, NH, (1958-1988), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums.

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