Prince in a Garden Courtyard

1525–30

Not on view

This typical bazm (feast) scene is the left-hand side of a double page painting. Traditionally, the right half would have shown royal servants preparing a feast. The prince is seated on a square platform under a canopy, holding the two key symbols of Persian kingship—a wine cup and a royal handkerchief. His attendants offer him wine and fruit in gold vessels, as poetry is recited to the sound of the barbat (Persian lute) and the dayira (tambourine).

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Title: Prince in a Garden Courtyard
Date: 1525–30
Geography: Attributed to Iran, Tabriz
Medium: Opaque watercolor, ink, gold, and silver on paper
Dimensions: Painting: H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
W. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
Mat:: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1911
Object Number: 11.39.1
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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