Two illuminated pages from Husain 'Ali Wai'z Kashifi, Akhlaq-i Muhsini (Generosity and Beneficence), early Safavid Herat, Iran, first half 16th century
Persian manuscript on paper, with finely illuminated borders, each with 11 lines of black Nasta'liq text, important words in red and gold, to one a border of lozenges, lotus flowers and saz leafs to verso birds and lions in a wooded landscape; and to the other chrysanthemums and lotus flowers, and animals in a wooded landscape, folio 29.5 x 19.5 cm