Suigan (of Chuiwan). 1577

English

Two three-men teams contest a golden ball, the mallet heads of their playing instruments glowing with the presious metal gold.

Illuminated folio from the poems of Háfiz, 1577

Persian manuscript in the collection of Friedrich Saare, Berlin, Germany

Literature

• Golf through the ages by Michael Flannery, page 83. January 2004