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Manuscript of the Divan of Hasan Dihlavi

Manuscript of the Divan of Hasan Dihlavi

ManuscriptsPersian16th century

Manuscript of the Divan of Hasan Dihlavi

c. 1520-1550

Description

The small manuscript opens with an illuminated heading above the text which is copied in nastaliq script in 15 lines and two columns to a page. There are three paintings in Safavid style. The binding has been rebound with its filigree doublures on the outside. The present doublures which used to be on the outside are entirely gilded and decorated with stamped motifs, .

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Ink, colors, and gold on paper; tooled and gilded leather binding

Culture

Persian

Period

Safavid period

Century

16th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

12 x 19.5 cm

Provenance

Ezzat-Malek Soudavar, Geneva, Switzerland (by 2014), by descent; to her son Abolala Soudavar, Houston, Texas (2014), loan; to Harvard Art Museums, 2015. Note: Ezzat-Malek Soudavar (1913-2014) formed this collection over a period of sixty years. She purchased the works of art on the international art market.

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