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Divan (Collected Works) of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i

Calligrapher Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi Iranian
1499–1500
Not on view
The celebrated calligrapher Sultan 'Ali Mashhadi has copied this divan, or collection of poetry, composed by Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i in Chaghatay or Eastern Turkish, in an elegant and fine nasta'liq script.

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Object Information
  • Title: Divan (Collected Works) of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i
  • Calligrapher: Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi (Iranian, Mashhad 1453–1520 Mashhad)
  • Date: 1499–1500
  • Geography: Attributed to present-day Afghanistan, Herat
  • Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; lacquer binding
  • Dimensions: H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
    W. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
    D. 1 9/16 in. (4 cm)
  • Classification: Codices
  • Credit Line: Gift of Alexander Smith Cochran, 1913
  • Object Number: 13.228.20
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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