Illuminated Folio (recto) from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sa'di (c. 1213-1291)
c. 1475–1500, borders added c. 1550
Sultan Ali Mashhadi
Sultan Ali Mashhadi (Iranian, 1520)
Islamic Art
Illuminated Folio (recto) from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sa'di (c. 1213-1291), c. 1475–1500, borders added c. 1550. Calligraphy by Sultan Ali Mashhadi (Iranian, 1520). Opaque watercolor, ink, gold, and silver on paper; overall: 30 x 19 cm (11 13/16 x 7 1/2 in.); text area: 16.1 x 9.6 cm (6 5/16 x 3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William Kelly Simpson in memory of his wife Marilyn M. Simpson and her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 2006.148.a
- Maker/Artist
- Sultan Ali Mashhadi
- Classification
- Manuscript
- Formatted Medium
- Opaque watercolor, ink, gold, and silver on paper
- Dimensions
- Overall: 30 x 19 cm (11 13/16 x 7 1/2 in.); Text area: 16.1 x 9.6 cm (6 5/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
- Departments
- Islamic Art
- Accession Number
- 2006.148.a
- Credit Line
- Gift of William Kelly Simpson in memory of his wife Marilyn M. Simpson and her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
- Exhibitions
- Arts of Iran (Islamic art rotation)
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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