Anthology of Persian Poetry
This anthology comprises selected works from Persian poets, including Sa'di, Shahi, and Jami. Its artfully constructed pages are composed in a découpage technique known as qita'i, wherein individual letters are cut from colored papers, then meticulously arranged and affixed to complementary colored folios.
Credit: Gift of Joseph W. Drexel, 1889
16th century
Main support: ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper binding: lacquer
22.2 x 14.6 cm
89.2.2152
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