New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Manuscript from The Diwan (Collected Works) of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i

Artist Unknown

CultureTurkish

Dateca. 1525

MediumWatercolor on paper

DimensionsOverall, Image: 10 5/8 x 6 13/16 in. (26.9 x 17.3 cm)
Overall, Mat: 17 1/4 x 12 1/4 in. (43.8 x 31.1 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number58.27.8

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 202

Label TextArtist Unknown Manuscript from The Diwan (Collected Works) of Mir ‘Ali Shir Nava’i, ca. 1525 Watercolor on paper Museum purchase 58.27.8 Exhibition HistoryNorfolk Museum Gallery "H", Feb. 1958. Published ReferencesEdward Blochet, LES ENLUMINURES DES MANUSCRIPTS ORIENTAUS ETC. DE LA BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE, pg. 126, planche LXXVII, b. folio 38. Museum Bulletin, Nov.-Dec. 1958, Vol. 8, #3 & 4.