Text folio with an illuminated heading (text recto; text folio with an illuminated headingverso of folio 305), from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di
ManuscriptsPersian16th century

Text folio with an illuminated heading (text recto; text folio with an illuminated headingverso of folio 305), from a manuscript of the Kulliyat of Sa‘di

16th century

Classification
Manuscripts
Medium
Ink, colors, and gold on paper
Culture
Persian
Century
16th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Provenance

Ezzat-Malek Soudavar, Geneva, Switzerland (by 2014), by descent; to her son Abolala Soudavar, Houston, Texas (2014), loan; to Harvard Art Museums, 2015. Note: Ezzat-Malek Soudavar (1913-2014) formed this collection over a period of sixty years. She purchased the works of art on the international art market.

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