. English: This fragment and its verso ( V) include the text of Story 40 from Sa'di's (d. 691/1292) 'Gulistan' (The Rose Garden). This story describes a king's giving away of a Chinese servant girl to his slave after she refused the king's drunken advances. Script: nasta'liq. فارسی: متن داستان چهلم از گلستان سعدی. خوشنویسی به سبک نستعلیق. 15th-16th centuries. Unknown Calligrapher 535 Sa'di's Gulistan - Nasta'liq calligraphy style

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