Folio from a Gulistan (Rose garden) by Sa'di; verso: text and illustration: Sa'di and the two Indian robbers; recto: text

Detached folio from a dispersed copy of Gulistan (Rose garden) by Sa'di; text: Persian in black and gold nasta'liq script; recto: text: The story of Sa'di, the inexperienced youth and the Indian bandits, 12 lines; verso: illustration and text: Sa'di and the two Indian robbers. From late 1960s Private collector, the Netherlands, from the late 1960s [1] To 2001 Sam Fogg (Sam Fogg Rare Books and Manuscripts), London, and Francesca Galloway, London, to 2001 From 2001 Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Sam Fogg and Francesca Galloway in 2001 Notes: [1] According to Curatorial Note 4, Massumeh Farhad, June 14, 2001, in the object record. Freer Gallery of Art Collection Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016)