ManuscriptsUzbek and Mughal16th-17th century

Manuscript of the Bustan (Orchard) by Sa`di, written for Sultan `Abd al-`Aziz (1540-50)

1531-1532 and c. 1620

Artists

BishndasArtist

Shaykh ZadaArtist

Mir ‘Ali al-HusayniArtist

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Cover: leather, stamped and gilt Painting with text: ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Culture

Uzbek and Mughal

Period

Shaybanid period

Century

16th-17th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

28.89 x 18.42 x 3.49 cm (11 3/8 x 7 1/4 x 1 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Louis Cartier Collection, Paris (by 1958). Philip Hofer, Cambridge, MA (by 1979), gift; to Fogg Art Museum.

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