Ghazals (recto and verso), The Beloved Contemplating His Beloved's Beauty (painting, verso), folio 56 from a Manuscript of the Divan of Hafiz with Two 19th-Century Miniatures Added
ManuscriptsPersian18th and 19th centuries

Ghazals (recto and verso), The Beloved Contemplating His Beloved's Beauty (painting, verso), folio 56 from a Manuscript of the Divan of Hafiz with Two 19th-Century Miniatures Added

c. 1774

Classification
Manuscripts
Medium
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Culture
Persian
Century
18th and 19th centuries
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

15.72 x 7.94 cm (6 3/16 x 3 1/8 in.)

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