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Illuminated manuscript, Selections from "Hadiqat al-Haqiqi" (Garden of Truth) by the poet Sana'i
Safavid period
1573 A.D./ 981 A.H.
Object Place: Khurasan, Iran
Medium/Technique
Ink, watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 27.2 x 17.5 cm (10 11/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number09.324
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CollectionsAsia, Islamic Art
ClassificationsBooks and manuscripts
DescriptionSelections from the Hadiqatu'l-Haqiqat or 'Garden of Truth' of Hakim Majdud ibn Adam Sana'i, a twelfth-century mystical poet. 55 leaves and eight paintings. Manuscript page borders of various colors, gold sprinkled, the first two pages illuminated.
InscriptionsDated 981 A.H. or 1573.
ProvenanceGift of Denman Waldo Ross, Aug. 26, 1909.