ManuscriptsPersian16th century

Earthly Drunkenness (painting recto; text verso), illustrated folio from a manuscript of Divan of Hafiz

c. 1530

Artists

Sultan MuhammadArtist

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Ink, color, gold and silver on paper

Culture

Persian

Period

Safavid period

Century

16th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

actual: 28.7 x 35.5 cm (11 5/16 x 14 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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