Sufi Instruction, Frontispiece (painting, recto), Preface to the Bustan (verso), illustrated folio (2) from a Partial Manuscript of the Bustan of Sa`di

Double-sided, detached leaf from an incomplete manuscript; ink on palm leaf

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Ink, colors, and gold on paper

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Ink, colors, and gold on paper

Ink, gold, and watercolor on paper.

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Ink, colors, and gold on paper

Ink, colors, and gold on paper

Ink and gold on paper

The nineteenth of a series of 54 backing sheets mounted in an album; ink and color on paper