Manuscripts16th century
Garden Scene (painting, verso), Text (recto), folio 78 from the Bustan by Sa`di, Written for Sultan `Abd al-`Aziz (1540-50) and Reworked for Emperor Jahangir (1605-27)
c. 1531-1532
Artists
Shaykh ZadaArtist
Mir ‘Ali al-HusayniArtist
Dimensions
23 x 13.2 cm (9 1/16 x 5 3/16 in.)
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