Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami (d.1209); Shirin presents a jug of milk to Farhad

Object Details

• Description

  Detached folio from a dispersed copy of Khusraw and Shirin from the Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami; text: Persian in black nasta'liq script, heading in red nasta'liq script; recto: illustration and text, Shirin presents a jug of milk to Farhad; verso: text, The principle, two columns, twelve lines of text; one of a group of two folios.

  Border: The painting is mounted over a folio of text; the verso is set in gold and black rulings on cream-colored paper.

• Collection

  Arthur M. Sackler Collection

• Exhibition History

  Royal Persian Paintings: The Qajar Epoch 1785-1925 (October 23, 1998 to May 9, 1999)

  The Art of Painting a Story: Narrative Images from Iran (December 22, 1991 to May 10, 1992)

• Origin

  probably Shiraz, Iran

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler

• Type

  Manuscript

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• Date

  1400s

• Place

  Shiraz

• Topic

  Art, Turkmen period (1378 - 1508), Aq Qoyunlu dynasty (1378 - 1501), Henri Vever collection, Arts of the Islamic World, Farhad, Shirin

• Culture

  Muslims, Iranians

• Object Type

  Manuscripts