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 centuryPersianInk, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
16th centuryPersianInk on paper
16th centuryPersianInk, color, and gold on paper
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16th centuryPersianBlack ink and watercolor on beige paper
16th centuryPersianInk, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
16th centuryPersianInk, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
16th centuryPersianInk, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
16th centuryPersianInk and opaque watercolor on paper
16th centuryPersianInk, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper
16th centuryPersian