Folio page with a painting showing a group of sages in the wilderness. Two debate books, one prays alone, and the fourth washes in a stream. Behind, a chain of large rocks separates the sages from the walled town beyond. Image and text are enclosed by a multicoloured lined border.
AKM284.14, A Sinner’s Plea to God

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A Sinner’s Plea to God
Folio from the Manuscript of Kulliyat (Collected Works) of Sa`di (d. 1292)
  • Accession Number:AKM284.14
  • Creator:ascribed to Hiranand
  • Place:India, Agra
  • Dimensions:41.8 x 26.2 cm
  • Date:ca. 1604
  • Materials and Technique:opaque watercolour, ink, and gold on paper

  • Marked as page 177 in the manuscript, this is the 12th and final painting to appear in the Bustan. It depicts group of sages in the wilderness: two debating over books, one praying alone, and one washing in a stream. Below the painting is an inscription in red naming the painter Hiranand, who was assigned by the workshop master to complete this illustration.

     

    See AKM284 for an introduction to the Kulliyat (Collected Works) of Sa'di, and other paintings from this manuscript.

     

    — Marika Sardar

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