ManuscriptsPersian16th century
Heavenly and Earthly Drunkenness (text, verso; text recto), folio from a manuscript of Divan of Hafiz
c. 1530
Artists
Sultan MuhammadArtist
Dimensions
28.5 x 18 cm (11 1/4 x 7 1/16 in.)
Provenance
Louis Cartier Collection, Paris (by 1958), sold; to Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Cary Welch, Jr., Warren, NH, (1958-1988), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums.
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