ManuscriptsPersian16th century
Text (recto), Young Prince Accepts a Polo Ball from the Dervish (painting, verso), illustrated folio (28) from a Manuscript of the Guy u Chawgan by `Arifi
1523
Artists
Mir Ali al HusayniArtist
Mahmud 'Arifi of HeratAuthor
Description
Calligraphy in Persian, in nasta’liq script.
Dimensions
22.7 x 15 cm (8 15/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Provenance
Jahangir, India (r.1605-1627). Fath-Ali Shah, Iran (1797-1834). Louis J. Cartier, New York. John Goelet, New York, (by 1958), gift; to the Fogg Museum.
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