Harvard Art Museums > 1960.64: Selection (Sixteen Folios) from the Bustan (Orchard) by Sa`di Manuscripts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Selection (Sixteen Folios) from the Bustan (Orchard) by Sa`di , 1960.64,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/215608. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1960.64 Title Selection (Sixteen Folios) from the Bustan (Orchard) by Sa`di Classification Manuscripts Work Type manuscript Date May 1502 Places Creation Place: Middle East, Iran, Khorasan province Period Safavid period Culture Persian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/215608 Physical Descriptions Medium Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper Dimensions 23.18 x 14.29 cm (9 1/8 x 5 5/8 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Goelet Accession Year 1960 Object Number 1960.64 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description This is a selection of Bustan (Orchard) by Sa'di. It contains 16 folios, beginning with two illustrations in the frontispiece. The colophon states it was copied in Zhu'l-Qa'dah 907/ May 1502 in the hand of Muhammad b. 'Ala' al-Din Rizah'i in the city of Bakharz, village of Rizah. The folios are remargined in gold-speckled paper of various colours, enclosed in a paper cover of gold-speckled on top and gold-speckled and marbled at the back. Publication History 40 Years On... Donations by John Goelet: Sculpture, Paintings and Drawings, Miniatures and Calligraphy, Tankas and Mandala, M. T. Train and Scala Books (New York, NY, 2000), page 166-167, 239 Exhibition History 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/31/2019 - 01/08/2020 Related Works 1960.64.1 Poetry (recto), Poet Giving Advice to a Young Novice, Frontispiece (painting, verso), illustrated folio (1) from a Partial Manuscript of the Bustan of Sa`di Manuscripts 1960.64.2 Sufi Instruction, Frontispiece (painting, recto), Preface to the Bustan (verso), illustrated folio (2) from a Partial Manuscript of the Bustan of Sa`di Manuscripts 1960.64.3 Introduction, Eulogy of the Prophet (recto), Chapter 1 (verso) folio 3 from a Partial Manuscript of the Bustan of Sa`di Manuscripts 1960.64.16 Chapter 10 and the Colophon (recto), folio 16 from a Partial Manuscript of the Bustan of Sa`di Manuscripts Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
