Book with lacquer covers
Islamic
18th or 19th century
Medium
Pasteboard and leather, painted with opaque watercolor and gold under lacquer
Dimensions
19.7 × 13.7 cm (7 3/4 × 5 3/8 in.)
Classification
manuscript
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
88255
About the Artist
Islamic
Islamic art, a profound visual tradition originating in the 7th century CE, flourished across vast territories from Spain to India under Muslim rule, encompassing architecture, ceramics, manuscripts, textiles, and metalwork produced by diverse artisans rather than a single named master. Drawing from pre-Islamic Sasanian, Byzantine, and late antique influences, its early development under the Umayy...