Illuminated Opening Page Titled Laila and Majnun from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Ja'far Baisunghuri|Nizami
Artist bio: Iranian, active Herat, first half 15th century|present-day Azerbaijan, Ganja 1141–1209 Ganja
Artist role: Calligrapher|Author
Artist nationality: Iranian| 
Date: dated A.H. 835/ 1431–32 CE
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Page: H. 12 5/16 in. (31.3 cm)
           W. 9 in. (22.9cm)
Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
        W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Made in Herat   present-day Afghanistan  
Credit line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1994
Accession year: 1994
Tags: Calligraphy