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Title
Manuscript of Provisions for the Hereafter (Zad al-Ma'ad), Iran, 1895-96 CE / 1313 AH, Manuscript: ink on paper, Binding: leather, pasteboard, lacquer, paint, AKM277
Description
Lacquered bindings like this black and gold one, featuring flower and bird motifs, were popular in the nineteenth century. The central design displays a rosebush in various stages of bloom, with three nightingales perched
on its stems. Bindings came to include braided patterns, animals, human figures, mandorlas, and rosettes -- decorative elements derived from the encounter with new cultures as the Islamic world expanded both East and West. Inscriptions on the doublures of this manuscript provide the date of its completion and the name of the painter: Mahmud Shirazi.
on its stems. Bindings came to include braided patterns, animals, human figures, mandorlas, and rosettes -- decorative elements derived from the encounter with new cultures as the Islamic world expanded both East and West. Inscriptions on the doublures of this manuscript provide the date of its completion and the name of the painter: Mahmud Shirazi.
Publisher
Aga Khan Museum
Date
1895-96 CE / 1313 AH
Contributor
Photographer Credit: Courtesy of the Aga Khan Museum
Rights
Aga Khan Museum
Format
Materials:
Manuscript: ink on paper
Binding: leather, pasteboard, lacquer, paint
Manuscript: ink on paper
Binding: leather, pasteboard, lacquer, paint
Identifier
AKM277
Coverage
Iran
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