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"Preparation for a Feast", Folio from a Divan of Jami

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Islamic Art

"Preparation for a Feast", Folio from a Divan of Jami

Maker not identified

Date
late 15th century
Medium
Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
Dimensions
Painting: H. 6 15/16 in. (17.6 cm) W. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm) Page: H. 11 1/8 in. (28.2 cm) W. 7 in. (17.8 cm) Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm) W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Object type
Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Classification
Codices
Country
modern-day Afghanistan
Object number
52.20.4
Credit line
Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1952
Original Met record

Subjects and terms

  • Men
  • Working

The Met object ID 451084. The source CSV marks this record public domain, the official API identifies it as image-bearing, and the image was reverified as public domain before this page rendered.