Golestãn of Sa’di, The Traveler and the Dervish
 
Date Description Source Reference
1486 A.D. Two bell tents and one yurt. 

White bell tent, red disc apex with part of the pole poking up through its centre, panel definition on roof and walls, single point guy rope attachment in red rope, single guy rope extended from the top of the bottom wall edge decorative band to the roof edge guy ropes, valance decorative band in blue and white diagonal stripes in different thickness', forming a inverted 'v' on the left, the wall bottom edge decoration is similar but the stripes form zig zags, guy rope pegs. 

Black bell tent, red disc apex with part of the pole poking up through the centre, light brown pole, wall very low compared with over all height of tent, single point guy rope attachment, brown pegs and knot used to secure the guy ropes is quite clear. 

Grey yurt, vent cover and vent, wooden rectangular door frame with door with horizontal wooden bars (one of the kids is swinging on the door), a criss-cross lattice on the back wall can be seen through the open door way, light tan interior, blue and white rope appears at intervals around the middle of the walls, parts of the walls appear light tan in colour like the interior.

36 a-c. Golestãn of Sa’di. 

Copied by Soltãn-‘Ali-ye Mashhadi, possibly for Amir ‘Ali-Shir Navã’i. Herãt, dated A.H. 891/1486,… 

36b. The Traveler and the Dervish (fol 31v) possibly by Hãji Mohammad.

Soudavar, A., Art of the Persian Courts, Selections from the Art and History Trust Collections, New York, 1992, p. 107. 


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