Permanent collection
The Wazir Pleads for the Life of the Young Bandit, Folio from the Gulistan by Sa‘di
- Year
- 1550
- Medium
- Paint on paper
- Accession
- MIA.2013.153
- Status
- On display
The Wazir Pleads for the Life of the Young Bandit is a painted folio from the Gulistan (Rose Garden) by Sa‘di, made in Bukhara during the Abu’l Khayrid period, circa 16th century CE (10th century AH), in paint on paper. It belongs to the manuscript traditions shown in Architects of Thought and Image, the section of Uzbekistan: Heritage in Motion devoted to the intellectual and artistic life of the region. Accession number MIA.2013.153.