Saz'-style Drawing of a Dragon amid Foliage, Shah Quli, ca. 1540–50

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Saz'-style Drawing of a Dragon amid Foliage, ca. 1540–50, Attributed to Turkey, Istanbul, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Painting: H. 6 13/16 in. ( cm), Codices, Shah Quli (Turkish, born Tabriz, Iran, active ca. mid-16th century), The mid sixteenth century saw the flourishing of the so called saz style—characterized by the depiction of stylized, serrated leaf foliage, often paired with fantastic creatures including dragons and phoenixes

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