Decorated Folio
This unfinished page may have been created with a stencil or drawn freehand by a gifted artist; either way, gold ink was then applied to outline undulating floral, saz leaf and arabesque motifs. Pages like this originally framed paintings, drawings or samples of calligraphy, which would have been pasted together and included in an album or manuscript. This part of the page illustrates how folios in Islamic book arts were comprised of layers of paper.
Artwork Details
- Title: Decorated Folio
- Date: 16th–19th century
- Geography: Made in Iran
- Medium: Ink and gold on paper
- Dimensions: H. 11 1/8 in. (28.2 cm)
W. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm) - Classification: Codices
- Credit Line: Gift of Dr. Marilyn Jenkins-Madina, in loving memory of her husband, Professor Maan Z. Madina, 2019
- Object Number: 2019.297.4
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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probably late 17th century
Author Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
Painting attributed to Miskin
1597–98
19th century
Author Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
Attributed to Miskin
1597–98
early 19th century
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