Manuscript of the Qur'an: Section (Juz') IX
ManuscriptsPersian16th century

Manuscript of the Qur'an: Section (Juz') IX

16th century

Classification
Manuscripts
Medium
Calligraphy; ink, opaque watercolor 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

35.4 x 23.97 cm (13 15/16 x 9 7/16 in.)

Provenance

[Sotheby's, London, 15 October 1984, lot 253], sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, 1984, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985.

Related Artworks

View More
Ghazals (recto and verso), folio 3 from a Manuscript of a Divan of Hafiz
Manuscripts
Ghazals (recto and verso), folio 3 from a Manuscript of a Divan of Hafiz
Unknown Artist, c. 1527

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

16th centuryPersian
Story of Kay Khusraw Reviewing his Army, and Tus Leading the Iranians into Turan (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi
Manuscripts
Story of Kay Khusraw Reviewing his Army, and Tus Leading the Iranians into Turan (text, recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi
Unknown Artist, 1562

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

16th centuryPersian
Discourses (recto and verso), folio 9 from a Manuscript of the Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble) by Jami
Manuscripts
Discourses (recto and verso), folio 9 from a Manuscript of the Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble) by Jami
Unknown Artist, 15th-16th century

Ink and gold on paper

15th-16th centuryPersian
Entertainments (painting, recto), Text (verso), folio 19 from a Manuscript of Humay va Humayun by Khwaju Kirmani
Manuscripts
Entertainments (painting, recto), Text (verso), folio 19 from a Manuscript of Humay va Humayun by Khwaju Kirmani
Unknown Artist, c. 1530

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

16th centuryPersian
Layla and Majnun at School (painting, verso; text recto), illustrated folio (24) from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)
Manuscripts
Layla and Majnun at School (painting, verso; text recto), illustrated folio (24) from a Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)
Unknown Artist, 16th century

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

16th centuryPersian
Fihrist of the Chapters of the Gulistan (recto), Chapter 1 (recto and verso), folio 10 from a Manuscript of the Gulistan by Sa`di
Manuscripts
Fihrist of the Chapters of the Gulistan (recto), Chapter 1 (recto and verso), folio 10 from a Manuscript of the Gulistan by Sa`di
Unknown Artist, 16th and 19th century

Ink and gold on paper

16th and 19th centuryPersian
Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript
Manuscripts
Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript
Unknown Artist, 16th-17th century

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

16th-17th centuryPersian
Text folio with an illuminated heading (text recto; text with an illuminated heading verso of folio 330), from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di”.
Manuscripts
Text folio with an illuminated heading (text recto; text with an illuminated heading verso of folio 330), from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di”.
Unknown Artist, 16th century

Ink, colors, and gold on paper

16th centuryPersian
Polo Players (painting recto; text verso of folio 288), painting from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di
Manuscripts
Polo Players (painting recto; text verso of folio 288), painting from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di
Unknown Artist, 16th century

Ink, colors, and gold on paper

16th centuryPersian
Closing Chapter and Colophon (recto), folio 174 from a Manuscript of Yusuf va Zulaykha by Jami
Manuscripts
Closing Chapter and Colophon (recto), folio 174 from a Manuscript of Yusuf va Zulaykha by Jami
Shah Mahmud, 1502-1503

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

16th centuryPersian
The Mean Teacher Who Beat Children at School (text recto; painting verso of folio 64), painting from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di
Manuscripts
The Mean Teacher Who Beat Children at School (text recto; painting verso of folio 64), painting from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di
Unknown Artist, 16th century

Ink, colors, and gold on paper

16th centuryPersian
Text folio with an illuminated heading (text recto; text with an illuminated heading verso of folio 178), from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di
Manuscripts
Text folio with an illuminated heading (text recto; text with an illuminated heading verso of folio 178), from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di
Unknown Artist, 16th century

Ink, colors, and gold on paper

16th centuryPersian
Manuscript of the Qur'an: Section (Juz') IX | Harvard Art Museums | KenAI