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Collections

Two Dragons Entwined on a Spray of Stylized Foliageabout 1575

Not on view
Illuminated manuscript page with Persian calligraphy surrounding a central panel of gold and ink botanical forms with a bold black calligraphic arc
Illuminated manuscript page with a central panel depicting intertwined dragons and fantastic creatures amid large acanthus-like leaves in gold, gray, and ink on a cream ground with floral vine background; bordered in deep blue with a column of Persian nasta'liq calligraphy at right.
Title
Two Dragons Entwined on a Spray of Stylized Foliage
Place Made
Turkey
Date Made
about 1575
Medium
Ink, color washes, and gold on paper
Dimensions
7 1/8 x 3 3/4 in. (18.1 x 9.4 cm)
Credit Line
The Edwin Binney, 3rd, Collection of Turkish Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Accession Number
M.85.237.18
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Binney, Edwin, 3rd. "Turkish Arts of the Book in the Binney Collection." Arts of Asia 17, no.6 (Nov/Dec 1987): 97-104.