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Persian Quatrains (Rubayi) and Calligraphic Exercises (recto); Persian Verse (khamriyya) (verso)

Sultan Muhammad Khandan

Maximum print size

82.3 × 55.6 cm · 32.4 × 21.9 in

at 300 DPI from the 9,707 × 6,565 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 18×24 inch frame.

Frame: 91.4 × 61.0 cm · 36.0 × 24.0 in
Mat opening: 82.3 × 55.6 cm · 32.4 × 21.9 in
Mat border, sides: 4.6 cm · 1.8 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 2.8 cm · 1.1 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: c. 1509–50
Medium: ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper
Type: Manuscript
Origin: Afghanistan, Herat, Safavid period (1501–1722)
Orientation: landscape
Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art ↗

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