Divan (Collected Works) of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i
1499–1500
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; lacquer binding
Dimensions
H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm) W. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Classification
Codices
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Alexander Smith Cochran, 1913
Accession Number
13.228.20
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi · 1453–1520
**Sultan Ali Mashhadi (c. 1453–1520)** was one of the most celebrated Persian calligraphers of the late Timurid period and a master of the nastaʿliq script. Born in Mashhad, he lost his father at the age of seven and began practicing calligraphy on his own as an autodidact. Around 1468 he moved to Herat, where he received formal training from the calligrapher Azhar or one of Azhar’s students. Fro...