'Saz'-Style Drawing of a Dragon Amid Foliage
Object type: Illustrated single work
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Shah Quli
Artist bio: Turkish, born Tabriz, Iran, active ca. mid-16th century
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Turkish
Date: ca. 1540–50
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Painting: H. 6 13/16 in. (17.3 cm)
                 W. 10 11/16in. (27.2cm)
Mat: H. 16 in. (40.6 cm)
        W. 22 in. (55.9 cm)
Frame : H. 17 in. (43.2 cm)
               W. 23 in. (58.4 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Attributed to Istanbul   Turkey  
Credit line: Bequest of Cora Timken Burnett, 1956
Accession year: 1957
Tags: Dragons