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Collections

Page from a Diwan (Collected Works) of Sultan Husayn Mirzacirca 1490

Not on view
Illuminated manuscript album leaf with gold-flecked beige ground surrounding a plain rectangular inset panel bordered by thin black and gold ruled lines, with faint cursive script near the panel's lower center
Verso of a paper sheet with aged, yellowed surface, showing penciled notations and a small handwritten inscription at lower right, with torn and worn edges.

Unknown, Page from a Diwan (Collected Works) of Sultan Husayn Mirza, circa 1490, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Anonymous gift, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Page from a Diwan (Collected Works) of Sultan Husayn Mirza
Place Made
Afghanistan, Herat
Date Made
circa 1490
Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, with découpage and gold-flecked paper
Dimensions
8 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (22.23 x 13.97 cm)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession Number
M.73.56
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Curatorial Notes
See also: M.73.5.599a-bhttps://collections.lacma.org/node/2261918">M.73.5.599a-b>, M.73.5.599c-dhttps://collections.lacma.org/node/2261916">M.73.5.599c-d>, and M.73.5.599e-fhttps://collections.lacma.org/node/2261913">M.73.5.599e-f>