"Preparation For a Noon-Day Meal," Folio from a Divan (Collected Works) of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Qasim 'Ali of Shiraz|Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i
Artist bio: Iranian|Herat 1441–1501 Herat
Artist role: Calligrapher|Author
Artist nationality: Iranian| 
Date: 1580
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Painting: H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
                W. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
Page: H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
            W. 6 13/16 in. (17.3 cm)
Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
        W.  14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Attributed to    Iran  
Credit line: Gift of Alexander Smith Cochran, 1913
Accession year: 1913
Tags: Men|Women|Cooking