Two Works of Sa`di: The Rose Garden (Gulistan) and The Orchard (Bustan)
Unknown artist (work associated with Saadi)
Walters manuscript W.619 is an illuminated manuscript containing 2 works by Sa"di (died 691 AH/AD 1292): the Gulistan (Rose garden) and the Bustan (Orchard). It was copied in 980 AH/AD 1572 by Muhammad Riza al-Tabrizi in Iran. The text of the Gulistan appears in the main area, while that of the Bustan is inscribed obliquely around the main text area on three sides. Both texts are written in black and gold nasta"liq script. The margins are multi-colored, gold-sprinkled tinted or marbled paper. The original leather binding dates to the 10th century AH/AD 16th and has dentelle-style decorated boards and doublures with gold filigree work over a multi-colored ground of blue, green, red, and black.
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Details
- Date
- 1572
- Holding institution
- Walters Art Museum
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- Image provider
- wikimedia-commons
- License
- Public domain
- Credit
- Walters Art Museum
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Visual Qualities
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Highly Ornamented Visual · 99%
The cover is densely filled with floral ornament, vegetal scrollwork, medallions, and compartmentalized borders.
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Symmetrical Visual · 98%
The design uses a strong central axis, with balanced medallions and corresponding side and border compartments.
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Arabesque/Scroll Visual · 90%
Curling vegetal stems and flowing floral forms create an arabesque-like scroll pattern across the field and borders.
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Dense Composition Visual · 96%
The central field and border are occupied by a tightly packed arrangement of small floral and vegetal motifs.
Medium and Techniques
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Manuscript Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies Walters manuscript W.619 as an illuminated manuscript containing Saʿdi’s Gulistan and Bustan.
Time Periods
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16th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The manuscript was copied in 980 AH/AD 1572, and the original binding dates to the sixteenth century.
Geographic Regions
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Iranian Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog states that the manuscript was copied in Iran.
Materials
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Leather/Hide Metadata · 98%
The catalog identifies the original binding as leather.
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Gold Both · 98%
Gold-toned decoration is clearly visible on the cover, and the catalog describes gold filigree work on the binding.
Source & rights
Saadi. Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork
High-resolution sources
- Original image ↗ 1,268 × 1,800 · Wikimedia Commons · Availability not yet probed