Detached folio from a dispersed copy of Khamsa (Quintet) by Amir Khusraw Dihlavi; text: Persian in black nasta'liq script; recto: text, four columns, nineteen lines; verso: Amir Khusraw presents a book of poetry to Ala'uddin Khalji. Border: The text and the painting are set in gold, green, and red rulings on gold-sprinkled paper. Arthur M. Sackler Collection George Marteau et l'art du livre persan (June 26, 2019 to January 6, 2020) Love and Yearning: Mystical and Moral Themes in Persian Painting (August 30, 2003 to February 22, 2004) A Jeweler's Eye: Islamic Arts of the Book from the Vever Collection (November 20, 1988 to April 30, 1989)
Authors
Ala'uddin Muhammad al-Harawi, Amir Khusraw Dihlavi (1253-1325)
- Collection
- Google Cultural Institute Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Dates
- Safavid period
- Format
- Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
- Pages
- H x W (overall): 30.5 x 19.5 cm (12 x 7 11/16 in)
- Place Discussed
- Afghanistan
- Provider
- Smithsonian Institution
- Published in
- Afghanistan
- Reference
- S1986.213
- Rights
- Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler
- Source
- Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/5d196c5366b98e7fde5dd34837e90b86
