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Illuminated Folio (recto) from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sa'di (c. 1213–1291)
Sultan 'Ali al-Mashadi
- Date
- c. 1475–1500; border: c. 1550
- Medium
- Gum tempera, ink, gold, and silver on paper
- Culture
- Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501)
- Department
- Islamic Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
In the border surrounding the Persian poetical text, deer and a lion coexist peacefully in a forest. This imagery may reference the rule of a righteous king. The text is from the Gulistan , one of the most celebrated works of Persian literature, completed around 1258. Gulistan means “Rose Garden” in Persian; just as a rose garden is a collection of flowers, the contents are a collection of anecdotes. This page is from the section “On the Conduct of Kings.” The exquisite border was painted in gold and silver that has tarnished over time.
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