Bustan (Orchard) of Sa'di
Mir 'Ali al-Husaini|Sa'di
dated A.H. 929/1522–23 CE · Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; leather binding · Islamic Art
This copy of the Bustan (Orchard) of the poet Sa’di marries fine nasta’liq text with a sumptuous and seemingly infinite array of color combinations. The colors of text panels, borders, and margins vary; facing leaves do not match. The manuscript contains five paintings done in the style of Bukhara, so the book must have been executed there during the period of Mir ‘Ali’s forced residency
- Artist
- Mir 'Ali al-Husaini|Sa'di
- Date
- dated A.H. 929/1522–23 CE
- Medium
- Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; leather binding
- Department
- Islamic Art
- Credit line
- Frederick C. Hewitt Fund, 1911
