Folio from a Rawdat al-safa Garden of felicity by Mirkhwand (d. 1498); recto: illuminated text; verso: text

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At A Glance

  • Period

    1571-1572
  • Geography

    Shiraz, Iran
  • Material

    Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
  • Dimension

    H x W: 40.6 x 24.4 cm (16 x 9 5/8 in)
  • Accession Number

    S1986.236
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_S1986.236

Object Details

  • Calligrapher

    Inayatullah al-katib al-Shirazi
  • Author

    Khwandshah (Mirkhwand)
  • Description

    Detached folio from a dispersed copy of a Rawdat al-safa fi sirat al-anbiya' wa-al -muluk wa-al-khulafa (Garden of purity on the lives of the prophets, kings, and caliphs) by Muhammad b. Khwandshah (known as Mirkhwand); Persian in black nasta'liq script; recto: illuminated text, one column, twenty-five lines; verso: text, one column, twenty-five lines; one of a group of twenty folios.
    Border: The recto is set in gold and black rulings on a paper with floral motifs; the verso is set in gold and black rulings on cream-colored paper.
  • Collection

    Arthur M. Sackler Collection
  • Origin

    Shiraz, Iran
  • Credit Line

    Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler
  • Type

    Manuscript
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