ManuscriptsUzbek and Mughal16th-17th century
Manuscript of the Bustan (Orchard) by Sa`di, written for Sultan `Abd al-`Aziz (1540-50)
1531-1532 and c. 1620
Artists
BishndasArtist
Shaykh ZadaArtist
Mir ‘Ali al-HusayniArtist
Dimensions
28.89 x 18.42 x 3.49 cm (11 3/8 x 7 1/4 x 1 3/8 in.)
Provenance
Louis Cartier Collection, Paris (by 1958). Philip Hofer, Cambridge, MA (by 1979), gift; to Fogg Art Museum.
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