Calligraphy of Lyrical Quatrains (verso)
Unknown Artist
mid-1700s
Medium
Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Dimensions
page: 30.6 × 25 cm · calligraphy: 17 × 9.6 cm
Classification
Calligraphy
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
Accession Number
2013.348.b
About this artwork
Floral sprigs illuminate the central calligraphic work, and paired verses have been written in smaller script all around the border. All the verses are about the beauty of—and longing for—the beloved.