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Folio from a Guy u chawgan (The ball and the polo-mallet) by Arifi (d. 1449): The dervish and the shah on the polo field: A scene in a polo field
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:A polo game: an illustration from the poem Guy u Chawgan (the Ball and the Polo-mallet) 1546 Shah Mahmud Safavid dynasty Opaque watercolor and gold on paper H: 19.5 W: 12.2 cm Tabriz, Iran Purchase, F1935.20
| Artist / Maker | Shah Mahmud Nishapuri |
|---|---|
| Date | late 16th-century |
| Culture / Origin | 16th-century Persian miniatures |
| Dimensions | 600×958 px (digital) |
| Department | Miniature Painting |
| Type | Manuscript painting |
About the Artist
BiographyShah Mahmud Nishapuri (?–1565) — Iranian calligrapher.Shah Mahmud Nishapuri worked as calligrapher and is associated with Safavid Iran.DisciplinescalligrapherDied1565, MashhadNationalitySafavid IranSources: Wikidata Full biography →
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Image & data: Wikimedia Commons, CC0 / Public Domain.
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