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Anthology of Persian Poetry
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Main support: Ink opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Binding: Lacquer
Rights: Public Domain
Islamic Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Joseph W. Drexel 1889
Title: Anthology of Persian Poetry
Description:
Main support: Ink opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Binding: Lacquer.
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