Image

Unknown Maker, Iran

A Dervish Crossing the River on a Prayer Carpet

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, Iran

Culture

Iran

Title

A Dervish Crossing the River on a Prayer Carpet
Leaf from the book Boustan (بوستان)by poet Saadi (سعدی)

Period

Shibanid

Year

1560s-1570s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

watercolor

Supports

Geography

Origin: Iran

Dimensions

22.5 x 12.1 cm (8 7/8 x 4 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks



Inscription Text/Poem: The poem in upper side of the folio in Persian:
مخور غم برای من ای پر خرد
مرا آنکس آرد که کشتی برد
بکسترد سجاده بر روی آب
خیالست پنداشتم یا بخواب

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

17.413

Type

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Iran
A Dervish Crossing the River on a Prayer Carpet; Leaf from the book Boustan (بوستان)by poet Saadi (سعدی) , 1560s-1570s
opaque watercolor on paper mounted as an album page
22.5 x 12.1 cm (8 7/8 x 4 3/4 inches)
Museum Appropriation Fund 17.413

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