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Illuminated folio (recto) from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sa'di (c. 1213–1291)
Sultan 'Ali al-Mashadi (Iranian, 1430–1520)calligraphy: c. 1475–1500; border: c. 1550
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Silver and gold paints were used against an indigo blue background to create a fantastic frame for the text of the <em>Gulistan</em>. Meaning “rose bush” in Persian, this text is a collection of anecdotes in both verse and prose. Here, a winged lion chases a winged deer from the upper margins to the lower, where it rends the mythical deer and sends a toothy fox running.
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- Title: Illuminated folio (recto) from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sa'di (c. 1213–1291)
- Creator: Sultan 'Ali al-Mashadi (Iranian, 1430–1520)
- Date Created: calligraphy: c. 1475–1500; border: c. 1550
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 30 x 19 cm (11 13/16 x 7 1/2 in.); Text area: 16.3 x 9.8 cm (6 7/16 x 3 7/8 in.)
- Provenance: William Kelly Simpson [1928–2017], Katonah, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Manuscript
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2006.147.a
- Medium: Gum tempera, ink, gold, and silver on paper
- Fun Fact: Words in gold ink mark new sections, while the main text is written in black.
- Department: Islamic Art
- Culture: Iran
- Credit Line: Gift of William Kelly Simpson in memory of his wife Marilyn M. Simpson and her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
- Collection: Islamic Art
- Accession Number: 2006.147.a
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