c. 1590
Although the surface of this drawing is abraded, it still preserves a virtuoso rendering of a dragon surrounded by foliage and banks of swirling clouds.
8.5 x 15 cm (3 3/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
Stuart Cary Welch, Jr., Warner, New Hampshire (by 1983-2008), by inheritance; to Edith I. Welch, Warner, New Hampshire (2008-2011), gift; to Harvard Art Museums 2011.
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
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16th centuryPersianBlack ink, opaque watercolor on off-white paper
16th-17th centuryPersianInk, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper
16th centuryPersianInk, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
16th centuryPersianInk, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper
16th centuryPersian