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Selection (Sixteen Folios) from the Bustan (Orchard) by Sa`di

Selection (Sixteen Folios) from the Bustan (Orchard) by Sa`di

ManuscriptsPersian16th century

Selection (Sixteen Folios) from the Bustan (Orchard) by Sa`di

May 1502

Description

This is a selection of Bustan (Orchard) by Sa'di. It contains 16 folios, beginning with two illustrations in the frontispiece. The colophon states it was copied in Zhu'l-Qa'dah 907/ May 1502 in the hand of Muhammad b. 'Ala' al-Din Rizah'i in the city of Bakharz, village of Rizah. The folios are remargined in gold-speckled paper of various colours, enclosed in a paper cover of gold-speckled on top and gold-speckled and marbled at the back.

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

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

23.18 x 14.29 cm (9 1/8 x 5 5/8 in.)

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