Miniature in manuscript by calligrapher Mir Imad

Artist Unknown

CulturePersian

Dateca. 1600

MediumWatercolor and ink on paper

DimensionsOverall: 4 1/8 x 3 3/8 in. (10.4 x 8.6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number58.27.4A

Not on view

DescriptionMiniature illustration from a manuscript written by famous calligrapher Mir Imad, born at Quazvin, reached his height at the Court of Shah Abbas, the Great. Paper mildewed. Miniature unsigned but very similar to the single figures of Mirak. Rare black background for figures. Doubly inlaid in mottled paper with blue design backed by sheet with blossoms and animals.

Label TextMiniature in manuscript by calligrapher Mir Imad, ca. 1600 Persian Watercolor on paper Museum Purchase 58.27.4aExhibition HistoryCollege of Wooster Museum, Wooster, OH, April 5, 1970. Norfolk Museum Gallery "H", Feb. 1958.