Majnun, drawing by an unknown artist, surrounded by didactic verses (recto); Couplets Describing the Beloved in Terms of the Sun and the Moon, calligraphy by Mir 'Ali (verso), folio from an album

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Artist
NameCalligraphy by (Signed by) Mir `Ali
Genderunknown
Birthplaceunknown
CulturePersian
Basic Info
PeriodShaybanid period
Created inCentral Asia, Uzbekistan, Bukhara
Century16th century
CulturePersian
Dimensions26.1 x 17 cm (10 1/4 x 6 11/16 in.)
Harvard Museum
DepartmentDepartment of Islamic & Later Indian Art
DivisionAsian and Mediterranean Art
Contactam_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Goelet