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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1958.183
People
Unknown Artist
Title
Verses on the Behavior of Sufis (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Gulistan by Sa'di
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Gulistan
Classification
Manuscripts
Work Type
manuscript folio
Date
17th-18th century
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Iran
Culture
Persian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/173603

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
27.2 x 17.5 cm (10 11/16 x 6 7/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Goelet
Accession Year
1958
Object Number
1958.183
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Birds, Beasts and Calligraphies, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 06/11/1981 - 09/29/1981
  • The Heavenly Court: Persian Poetry and Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 02/09/1985 - 03/31/1985
  • Early Safavid Painting 1501 - 1576, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 02/21/1987 - 04/12/1987

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