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Bustan (Orchard) of Sa'di

Calligrapher Mir 'Ali al-Husaini
Author Sa'di Iranian
dated 929 AH/1522–23 CE
Not on view
This copy of the Bustan (Orchard) of the poet Sa’di marries fine nasta’liq text with a sumptuous and seemingly infinite array of color combinations. The colors of text panels, borders, and margins vary; facing leaves do not match. The manuscript contains five paintings done in the style of Bukhara, so the book must have been executed there during the period of Mir ‘Ali’s forced residency

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bustan (Orchard) of Sa'di
  • Calligrapher: Mir 'Ali al-Husaini
  • Author: Sa'di (Iranian, Shiraz ca. 1213–1291 Shiraz)
  • Date: dated 929 AH/1522–23 CE
  • Geography: Attributed to present-day Uzbekistan, Bukhara
  • Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; leather binding
  • Dimensions: H. 11 1/2 (29.2 cm)
    W. 7 3/4 in. (19.7cm)
    D. 1 9/16 in. (4 cm)
  • Classification: Codices
  • Credit Line: Frederick C. Hewitt Fund, 1911
  • Object Number: 11.134.2
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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