Illuminated Folio from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sa'di (c. 1213–1291)

Maximum print size

35.6 × 55.6 cm · 14.0 × 21.9 in

at 300 DPI from the 4,193 × 6,558 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 11×14 inch frame.

Frame

45.7 × 61.0 cm · 18.0 × 24.0 in

Mat opening

35.6 × 55.6 cm · 14.0 × 21.9 in

Mat border, sides

5.1 cm · 2.0 in

Mat border, top and bottom

2.8 cm · 1.1 in

Colour palette

• moss30%
• slate grey29%
• sand21%
• taupe17%
• ivory3%

Details

Date

c. 1475–1500; border: c. 1550

Medium

Gum tempera, ink, gold, and silver on paper

Type

Manuscript

Origin

Iran, Tabriz, Safavid period (1501-1722)

Orientation

portrait

Collection

The Cleveland Museum of Art ↗