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Hunting Scene, from Divan, of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i
Hunting Scene, from Divan, of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i
Public domain: Image courtesy of the Worcester Art Museum.

Hunting Scene, from Divan, of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i

Artist/Culture (Seljuk, 1000–1199)
Artist/Culture
Date1575–1600
Mediumwatercolor, ink, and gold on paper
Dimensions31.1 x 19.4 cm (12 1/4 x 7 5/8 in.)
ClassificationsNon-Western Miniatures
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1917.186
DescriptionIlluminated page from a book, page of text on verso 1917.185; Safavid Provincial Style
Label TextThis is a detached folio from an unidentified manuscript of a divan (poetry collection) of Mir' Alishir Nava', written in Chagatai Turkish and attributed on a stylistic basis to a workshopin the city of shiraz. Recent scholarshiphas identified two additional pages, apparently from the same manuscript, in the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, Viriginia. The text is a hunt metaphor and refers metaphorically to "that fast, nimble rider" and "...the prey."ProvenanceR.C. & N.M. Vose, Boston MA
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