id:			164655
accession number:	2006.148
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2006.148
updated:		2025-08-08 01:35:33.679000

Illuminated Folio from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sa'di (c. 1213–1291), c. 1475–1500; border: c. 1550. Style of Sultan Muhammad (Iranian), style of Sultan 'Ali al-Mashadi (Iranian, 1430–1520). Gum tempera, ink, gold, and silver on paper. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William Kelly Simpson in memory of his wife Marilyn M. Simpson and her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Jr., 2006.148

title:				Illuminated Folio from a Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sa'di (c. 1213–1291)
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creation date:			c. 1475–1500; border: c. 1550
creation date earliest:		1465
creation date latest:		1560
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creditline:			Gift of William Kelly Simpson in memory of his wife Marilyn M. Simpson and her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Jr.
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culture:	Iran, Tabriz, Safavid period (1501-1722)
technique:	Gum tempera, ink, gold, and silver on paper
department:	Islamic Art
collection:	Islamic Art
type:		Manuscript
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CREATORS

* Sultan Muhammad (Iranian)  - artist

* Sultan 'Ali al-Mashadi (Iranian, 1430–1520)  - calligrapher
Persian calligrapher, active ca. 1453-1519, died 1520
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<a href="https://athena.clevelandart.org/Entity/Edit/294015"><em>Arts of Iran (Islamic art rotation)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 30, 2018-October 28, 2019).</a> (2006.148.1 only),', 'opening_date': '2018-10-30T04:00:00Z'}

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PROVENANCE

	William Kelly Simpson [1928–2017], Katonah, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–2006
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2006–
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CITATIONS

	Canby, Sheila R. <em>The Golden Age of Persian Art: 1501-1722. </em>London: British Museum, 2008.
	page number: 	Mentioned: pp. 58-59.
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