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

Manuscript

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

Not on view

DescriptionManuscript probably from The Divan of Mir 'Ali Shi Nava'i, minister to Sultan Husayn Mirza. Calligraphy: Jaghati or Eastern Turkish. Horsemen shooting arrows at small ball at top of pole. (National pastime in Egypt time of Mamlouk, Sultan of Cairo). Surrounded by golden "hashiya" of Chinese clouds, birds, and flowers. Light green ground brilliantly colored horses and costumes.

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.