Three Verses Directed to the Lover by Hafiz, folio from an album

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Watercolor on paper

Left: Brown counterproof, brown ink and graphite on off-white wove paper (recto); Top middle: graphite on off-white wove paper (recto); Bottom middle: black counterproof on off-white wove paper; pricked (recto); Right: Black counterproof, red ink and watercolor on laid paper; pricked and verso rubbed with red chalk (recto); Brown ink on brown laid paper, oiled for transparency (verso)

Ink and colors on paper; leather and gold binding

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper