Publication Date
Approximately 946-57 AH / approximately 1540-50 AD
Publication Place
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
Subject
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
اللوحة : الارتفاع : 17.3 سم ، العرض : 27.2 سم الحامل : 40.6 سم ، العرض : 55.9 سم الإطار: الارتفاع : 43.2 سم ، العرض : 58.4 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
57.51.26
Record ID
object;EPM;us;Mus23;29;ar
Library Location
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Date
Approximately 946-57 AH / approximately 1540-50 AD
Notes
The middle of the sixteenth century witnessed the flourishing of what is known as the Saaz style, which is characterized by the depiction of serrated/toothed plant leaves in a special style, often paired with wonderful creatures that include dragons and animals with a human head. This depiction appears in Ottoman art in a number of media, including fabrics. This wonderful drawing of a dragon is attributed to the teacher of this style, Shah Quli, an artist who immigrated from Iran to Istanbul and became the head of the royal studio under the rule of Sultan Suleiman the Great.
Sample Text
“Saz painting of a dragon in the middle of leaves” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;us;Mus23;29;ar
