Album Folio with Calligraphy
17th century
Muhammad Rafi`
Arts of the Islamic World
- Maker/Artist
- Muhammad Rafi`
- Classification
- Work on Paper
- Formatted Medium
- Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on vellum; marbleized paper border
- Medium
- ink, opaque, watercolor, gold, vellum, marbleized, paper, border
- Locations
- Place made: Iran
- Dynasty
- Safavid
- Period
- Safavid
- Dimensions
- 4 7/16 x 7 7/8 in. (11.2 x 20 cm)
- Inscribed
- In Persian, "May the world be as you desire, the heavens your aid. May the Creator of the world be your protector. May all that you do be according to your wish May the Lord of the World be your guardian. The poor Muhammad Rafi' wrote this, mercy be upon him." Read and translated by Michael Chagnon
- Departments
- Arts of the Islamic World
- Accession Number
- 45.4.2
- Credit Line
- Ella C. Woodward Memorial Fund
- Rights Statement
- No known copyright restrictions
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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