Text folio (text recto, text verso of folio 3) from a manuscript of Subhat al-abrar by Jami
Manuscripts16th century

Text folio (text recto, text verso of folio 3) from a manuscript of Subhat al-abrar by Jami

c. 1530-70

Classification
Manuscripts
Medium
Ink, colors, and gold on paper
Period
Safavid period
Century
16th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

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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