"Allegory of Worldly and Otherworldly Drunkenness", Folio from the Divan of Hafiz
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Sultan Muhammad|Hafiz
Artist bio: Iranian, active first half 16th century|Iranian, Shiraz ca. 1325–1390 Shiraz
Artist role: Artist|Poet
Artist nationality: Iranian|Iranian
Date: ca. 1531–33
Medium: Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Illuminated folio:
   Painting: H.  8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
                   W. 5 15/16 in. (15.1 cm)
   Page: H. 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm)
             W. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm)

Calligraphic folio:
   Painting: H. 7 in. (17.8 cm)
                   W. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)
   Page: H. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm)
             W. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)

Mat: H. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
        W. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Attributed to Tabriz   Iran  
Credit line: Jointly owned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Cary Welch Jr., 1988
Accession year: 1988
Tags: Angels|Drunkenness|Party|Dancing|Drinking|Musicians