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Anthology of Persian Poetry

16th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 460
This anthology comprises selected works from Persian poets, including Sa'di, Shahi, and Jami. Its artfully constructed pages are composed in a découpage technique known as qita'i, wherein individual letters are cut from colored papers, then meticulously arranged and affixed to complementary colored folios.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Anthology of Persian Poetry
  • Poet: Amir Shahi of Sabzavar (Iranian, born Sabzavar; died 1453)
  • Poet: Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami (Iranian, Jam 1414–92 Herat)
  • Poet: Nasir Khusrau (1003–ca. 1066)
  • Date: 16th century
  • Geography: Attributed to Turkey or Iran
  • Medium: Main support: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
    Binding: Lacquer
  • Dimensions: H. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
    W. 5 3/4 in. (14.6cm)
  • Classification: Codices
  • Credit Line: Gift of Joseph W. Drexel, 1889
  • Object Number: 89.2.2152
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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Divan (Collected Works) of Jami, Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; leather binding
Divan (Collected Works) of Jami
Author Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami
Calligrapher `Abd al-Karim al-Khwarazmi
ca. 1480
Finial, Possibly from a Cenotaph, Wood; turned and carved with traces of later paint and gilding
Finial, Possibly from a Cenotaph
late 14th–16th century
Book of Prayers, Surat al-Yasin and Surat al-Fath, Ahmad Nairizi Iranian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper<br/>Binding: lacquer
Book of Prayers, Surat al-Yasin and Surat al-Fath
Calligrapher Ahmad Nairizi
Illuminator (attributed to) Muhammad Hadi
dated 1132 AH/1719–20 CE
Fragment of a Kaftan Back, Silk, metal wrapped thread; taqueté (seraser)
Fragment of a Kaftan Back
mid-16th century
"Zusuf is Purchased in Egypt by Zulaikha", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami, Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami Iranian, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
"Zusuf is Purchased in Egypt by Zulaikha", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami
Author Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami
second half 16th century

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