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Illuminated Folio from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sa'di (c. 1213–1291)
Illuminated Folio from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sa'di (c. 1213–1291)
Iran · calligraphy: c. 1475–1500; border: c. 1550 · Gum tempera, ink, gold, and silver on paper
Illuminated Folio (recto) from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sa'di (c. 1213–1291)
Illuminated Folio (recto) from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sa'di (c. 1213–1291)
Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501) · c. 1475–1500; border: c. 1550 · Gum tempera, ink, gold, and silver on paper
Illuminated folio (verso) from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sa'di (c. 1213–1291)
Illuminated folio (verso) from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sa'di (c. 1213–1291)
Iran · calligraphy: c. 1475–1500; border: c. 1550 · Gum tempera, ink, gold, and silver on paper