Detached folio from a dispersed copy of Khamsa (Quintet) by Amir Khusraw Dihlavi; text: Persian in black nasta'liq script; recto: text, four columns, nineteen lines; verso: Amir Khusraw presents a book of poetry to Ala'uddin Khalji.
Border: The text and the painting are set in gold, green, and red rulings on gold-sprinkled paper.
Collection:
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Exhibition History:
George Marteau et l'art du livre persan (June 26, 2019 to January 6, 2020)
Love and Yearning: Mystical and Moral Themes in Persian Painting (August 30, 2003 to February 22, 2004)
A Jeweler's Eye: Islamic Arts of the Book from the Vever Collection (November 20, 1988 to April 30, 1989)