This manuscript and the lacquer binding was created in the early sixteenth century for the Safavid prince and bibliophile Sam Mirza, brother of Shah Tahmasp (r. The painted cover was completed with a coating of clear lacquer. The cover is executed in a medium known as Persian lacquer, an extension of the miniature-painting technique of opaque watercolor and gold on a paper substrate.
Here Safavid courtiers-recognizable by the red baton of their turbans-enjoy refreshments, while winged angels carry covered trays. As this beautiful book cover demonstrates, artists in the early Safavid period pushed figural imagery to the outside as well. In Islamic books, figural representation had usually been confined to the inside of a manuscript, where it could be enjoyed privately. A heightened interest in illustrations, particularly of poetic texts, drove the development of a distinctive art form popularly known as Persian miniature painting. The enormous wealth and attention directed to the arts of the book in sixteenth-century Iran can be seen in this elaborate book binding and the elaborate illustrated pages, which were removed long ago from its text block. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Welch, Jr.Īsian and Mediterranean Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. Stuart Cary Welch, Jr., Warner, NH, (1958-1964), gift to Fogg Art Museum.
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper binding: lacquer on paper with leatherĢ9.21 x 19.05 x 3.5 cm (11 1/2 x 7 3/16 x 1 3/8 in.)Īrthur Sambon, Paris (by 1914), sold to Louis Cartier Collection, Paris, (1914-1958), sold to Mr. Illustrated Manuscript of a Divan of HafizĬreation Place: Middle East, Iran, Tabriz This object does not yet have a description.īinding attributed to Sultan Muhammad, Persian (16th century)
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