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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.20.19
People
Attributed to Shaykh Zada, Persian (active 1st half of 16th century)
Scribe: Mir ‘Ali al-Husayni, Uzbek (active 1st half of 16th century)
Title
Dara and the Herdsman (painting, verso), Text (recto), folio 19 from a Manuscript of the Bustan by Sa‘di, Written for Sultan ‘Abd al-‘Aziz (1540-50)
Classification
Manuscripts
Work Type
manuscript folio
Date
c. 1531-1532
Places
Creation Place: Central Asia, Uzbekistan, Bukhara
Period
Shaybanid period
Culture
Uzbek and Mughal
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/215524

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
22.6 x 12.8 cm (8 7/8 x 5 1/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer in memory of Frances L. Hofer
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.20.19
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Paintings for Princes: The Art of the Book in Islam, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/27/1990 - 03/25/1990

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