"A Scene of Conviviality at Court", Folio from a Divan (Collected Works) of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i|Qasim 'Ali of Shiraz
Artist bio: Herat 1441–1501 Herat|Iranian
Artist role: Author|Calligrapher
Artist nationality:  |Iranian
Date: 1580
Medium: Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Painting: H. 9 in. (22.9 cm)
                 W. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
Page: H. 10 5/8 in. (27 cm)
           W. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 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: Courtyards|Fruit|Wine|Princes|Women