The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Bustan (Orchard) of Sa'di

Art Object

Program Information

Collecting Turkmen Jewelry: The Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf Collection

Program information

In conjunction with the exhibition Turkmen Jewelry from the Collection of Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf (on view October 9, 2012, through February 24, 2013), Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf discuss their collecting practices and connection to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. From the first few pieces that grew into a large collection of traditional Turkmen jewelry, the couple's appreciation for the jewelry has followed them for decades and allowed them to develop unique insights into the practice of collecting.

The exhibition is made possible by the Hagop Kevorkian Fund.

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Bustan (Orchard) of Sa'di

Mir 'Ali al-Husaini

Author:: Sa'di (1213/19–92)
Object Name:: Illustrated manuscript
Date:: dated A.H. 929/A.D. 1522–23
Geography:: present-day Uzbekistan, Bukhara
Medium:: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; leather binding
Dimensions:: 11 1/2 x 7 3/4in. (29.2 x 19.7cm)
Classification:: Codices
Credit Line:: Frederick C. Hewitt Fund, 1911
Accession Number:: 11.134.2

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 458

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