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Khusraw Parviz Enthroned, Page from a Manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami ("Khusraw and Shirin")first half of 16th century

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Illustrated Persian manuscript page with opaque watercolor and gold, depicting a turbaned royal court scene with a crowned figure on a golden throne surrounded by attendants beneath a ceremonial canopy, with columns of Persian script above and below
Illustrated manuscript folio with a central painted panel depicting birds, felines, and other animals among flowering plants and trees in muted tones, set within a gold-illuminated border of dense arabesque scrollwork with two painted birds in the margins.
Title
Khusraw Parviz Enthroned, Page from a Manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami ("Khusraw and Shirin")
Place Made
Iran, Shiraz
Date Made
first half of 16th century
Medium
Ink and gold on paper, opaque watercolor
Dimensions
Height: 8 in. (20.32 cm)
Credit Line
The Phil Berg Collection
Accession Number
M.71.73.33
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Berg, Phil. Man Came This Way: Objects from the Phil Berg Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1971.