"Entertainment in a Garden", Folio from a Khamsa of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, Matla' al-Anvar
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
Artist bio: Indian, Patiyali, 1253–1325 Delhi
Artist role: Author
Artist nationality: Indian
Date: second half 16th century
Medium: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions: Overall: H. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm)
               W. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm)
Painting: H. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm)
                 W. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
Dimensions of painting: 13 5/8 x 8 1/4in. (34.6 x 21cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Attributed to Shiraz   Iran  
Credit line: Cora Timken Burnett Collection of Persian Miniatures and Other Persian Art Objects, Bequest of Cora Timken Burnett, 1956
Accession year: 1957
Tags: Men|Music|Trees|Musicians|Ladders