ManuscriptsPersian16th century
Earthly Drunkenness (painting recto; text verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of Divan of Hafiz
c. 1530
Artists
Sultan MuhammadArtist
Dimensions
actual: 28.7 x 35.5 cm (11 5/16 x 14 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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