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Page of Calligraphy

Sultan Muhammad Nur · 1448–1561

Maximum print size

33.8 × 23.6 cm · 13.3 × 9.3 in

at 300 DPI from the 4,000 × 2,777 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 8×10 inch frame.

Frame: 50.8 × 40.6 cm · 20.0 × 16.0 in
Mat opening: 33.8 × 23.6 cm · 13.3 × 9.3 in
Mat border, sides: 8.6 cm · 3.4 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 8.6 cm · 3.4 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: early 16th century
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Type: Codices
Orientation: landscape
Subjects: Calligraphy, Poetry
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗

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