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| Keywords: Sadi5.jpg Script nasta'liq These calligraphic fragments are the first seven pages of Sa'di's Bustan The Fruit Garden or The Orchard The order of the first seven pages of this work all belonging to the same manuscript goes as follows Page 1 1-04-713 19 26 Page 2 1-04-713 19 15 Page 3 1-04-713 19 14 Page 4 1-04-713 19 12 Page 5 1-04-713 19 13 Page 6 1-04-713 19 11 Page 7 1-04-713 19 25 Page 5 The sixth and seventh lines of poetry eulogize the incomprehensible qualities of God Genius reaches not the substance of His nature / Thought reaches not the profundity of His qualities / One can attain to the Arab poet Suhban in eloquence / But one cannot reach the substance of the Praised One God This copy of the Bustan may have been produced in India during the 17th century The back of the second page 1-04-713 19 15 of this series includes a note supporting this provenance as it states that the work was written by 'Abd al-Rashid Daylami He was one of the famous calligraphers active at the court of the Mughal ruler Shah Jahan r 1627-1656 in Agra and Delhi ascs 009 century 17 Calligrapher 'Abd al-Rashid Daylami attr PD-old Other pages in this set <gallery> File Sadi1 jpg Page 1 File Sadi2 jpg Page 2 File Sadi3 jpg Page 3 File Sadi4 jpg Page 4 File Sadi6 jpg Page 6 File Sadi7 jpg Page 7 </gallery> Bostan | ||||
