Album Page with Cut-Paper Decoration

Unknown

ca. 1625–50 · Cut paper on paper, opaque watercolor, and gold · Islamic Art

The decoration on this page is cut from tan paper and laid down on a blue paper background. It depicts flowering plants and a pair of long-legged water birds flanking a deer. The calligraphy, only partially deciphered, is integrated into the floral pattern, resembling foliage in the lower section and a tendril-like motif in the upper section. The words may provide the name of the artist (Baz Khan?) and an invocation to 'Ali.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1625–50

Medium

Cut paper on paper, opaque watercolor, and gold

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon B. Polsky Fund, 2002