Manuscript of the Guy u Chawgan (The Ball and the Polo Stick ) of `Arifi
flourished 1514-43
Calligraphy attributed to Mir Ali al Husayni
Persian
Copied in Persian, in nasta’liq script, by [Mir] Ali al-Husayni [of Herat] (flourished 1514-43); includes double-page sarlawh (illuminated frontispiece); two detached illustrated folios have been framed separately.
Paintings with text; ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper, with red and gold leather binding
Safavid period