Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami (d.1209); recto: Bahram Gur hunts with Azada; verso: text, Bahram Gur's letter to Manzar-i Arab, Response of Manzar-i Arab to Bahram Gur's letter

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Description

Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Haft paykar from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami; text: Persian in black nasta'liq script; recto: Bahram Gur hunts with Azada; verso: text: Bahram Gur's letter to Manzar-i Arab, Response of Manzar-i Arab to Bahram Gur's letter, headings in red, four columns, twenty-five lines.

Border: The text and the painting are set in gold, black and blue rulings on cream-colored paper.
Origin

Shiraz, Iran
Credit Line

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

Manuscript
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