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Manuscript of the Guy u Chawgan (The Ball and the Polo Stick ) of `Arifi

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

Manuscripts