Blue Iris

• Artist: Muhammad Zaman (Attributed to)
• Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor on paper; gilded borders
• Geographical Location: Isfahan, Iran
• Dates: A.H. 1074-1075/1663-1664 C.E.
• Dynasty: Safavid
• Period: Safavid
• Dimensions: Sheet: 13 1/16 x 8 3/8 in. (33.2 x 21.3 cm) Image: 7 1/2 x 4 3/8 in. (19 x 11.1 cm)
• Signature: Muhammad Zaman (see Inscription).
• Inscriptions: Inscribed in Persian nasta'liq script: "Ya Sahib al-Zaman" ("O Lord of Time", allegorical signature of Muhammad Zaman) above to the right and left.
• Collection: Arts of the Islamic World
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 2N12, A504
• Accession Number: 86.23
• Image: 86.23_IMLS_SL2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 0,